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VocabJLPT N2

(face) mask

Noun

Definitions

1. (face) mask
2. (facial) features
3. mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

This loanword refers to a mask worn over the face. In Japan, it is especially associated with the surgical-style face masks commonly worn to prevent spreading illness or to protect against pollen and pollution.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At the client's request, all staff wore masks during the interaction.

Sentence 2

She adjusted her mask and straightened up.

Sentence 3

While grocery shopping for dinner, my mask kept slipping and I could hardly breathe.

Sentence 4

Wait, we still need masks? Seriously?

Sentence 5

"I had no idea who you were once you took the mask off," they said.