TAKOBOTO

on the other hand
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そのはんめん

on the other hand

ふつうけいはやさしいはんめん、いやしいところもある。

My older brother is usually kind, but on the other hand he can be mean.

そのしごとはじゅうぶんにおかねになるが、そのはんめん１にちに１２じかんはたらかなくてはならない。

The job pays well, but on the other hand I have to work twelve hours a day.

このぬのはみずにつよいはんめんねつにはよわい

This cloth is strong in water on the other hand, is vulnerable to heat.

インターネットはこどもにとってやくにたつがくしゅうツールだが、はんめん、しっかりそのつかいかたをしどうしないこどもがポルノやあわのがぞうにかんたんにせっしてしまうことになりかねない。

The internet is a useful learning tool for children. On the other hand, it can expose them to pornographic or violent images if they are allowed to use it unsupervised.

反面教師 （はんめんきょうし） means "a person who serves as an example of how not to behave"

PaulO

#4967 For me, the words after その仕事は look garbled.

Miki

Thanks Miki-san. It should be okay now.

PaulO

Yes. It looks ok now.

Miki

So what would be the difference between this and 一方で? I noticed that the latter is used in writing a lot, can this be used in conversation?

Grant

反面 is used in situations where you talk about one attribute and then another that's most likely be an opposite of the first mentioned attribute. #4966 is a good example of that.

bamboo4

you mention this grammar point to be related to peoples attributes but can #4967 be used with 一方で(いっぽうで)？ Or is 反面 not used just for attributes?

timmy43