Translation guide
A person who judges character or personality from facial features. In Japanese, this is expressed through specific terms for the practice or practitioner, with nuances of fortune-telling or character reading.
Someone who reads faces to tell fortunes or predict destiny, often in traditional or occult settings.
The most direct term for a physiognomist, literally 'face reader'. Used in fortune-telling contexts.
Someone who infers personality traits from facial features, not necessarily for fortune-telling.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'a person who judges people by their faces'. Natural when explaining the concept.
彼女は顔で人を判断する人だ。
She is someone who judges people by their faces.
In Japanese, the concept of physiognomy is often associated with fortune-telling (占い) or traditional beliefs. If you mean a modern psychological approach, it's better to use a descriptive phrase rather than a direct term.
彼は有名な人相見だ。
He is a famous physiognomist.
A more formal or literary term for a physiognomist, emphasizing observation and analysis.
観相家が彼の顔をじっくり見た。
The physiognomist studied his face carefully.
An academic or scholarly term for a physiognomist, literally 'physiognomy scholar'. Rarely used in everyday speech.
人相学者がその理論を説明した。
The physiognomist explained the theory.