顔 — kanji meaning “face”
顔
face, expression
- Meanings
- face, expression
- On'yomi
- ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi
- かお
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #676 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
- yán
Words with 顔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑顔 | えがお egao | smiling face; smile |
| 顔ぶれ | かおぶれ kaobure | personnel; members; lineup (of a team) |
| 素顔 | すがお sugao | face with no make-up; unpainted face |
| 顔色 | かおいろ kaoiro | complexion; skin tone; skin colour |
| 顔つき | かおつき kaotsuki | (outward) looks; features; face |
| 顔面 | がんめん ganmen | face (of person) |
| 顔立ち | かおだち kaodachi | looks; features |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 朝顔 | あさがお asagao | Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory |
| 童顔 | どうがん dougan | child's face |
| 知らん顔 | しらんかお shirankao | feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone) |
| 真顔 | まがお magao | serious look (on one's face); straight face |
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