- (n) (1) (建て前, 建前, 立て前, 立前 only) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) (建て前, 建前 only) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house; (3) (立て前, 立前, 点て前, 点前 only) tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette; (P)[edict]