プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
じづら【字面】
&fRoman1;〔文字から受ける感じ〕the appearance of written letters [characters]
私の名前を漢字で書くと字面がよくない
My name written in kanji doesn't make a good visual impression.
&fRoman2;〔表面上の意味〕
字面ばかり追わずにその底にある意味をもっとよく考えろ
Don't just read the words, but think more about what they really mean.