顔

Meaning

顔 centers on the front of the head: the face itself, and by extension the expressions it shows.

• 顔かお
  N5

  face; visage; looks; (facial) features

• 笑顔えがお
  N3

  smiling face; smile

• 顔面がんめん

  face (of person)

• 素顔すがお
  N1

  face with no make-up; unpainted face

• 顔色かおいろ
  N3

  complexion; one's colour; one's color

• 似顔絵にがおえ
  N1

  portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

• 真顔まがお

  serious look (on one's face); straight face

• 顔立ちかおだち
  N1

  looks; features

• 童顔どうがん

  child's face

• 顔つきかおつき
  N2

  (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

• 顔見知りかおみしり

  acquaintance

• 横顔よこがお
  N1

  profile; face in profile; face seen from the side

• 朝顔あさがお
  N1

  Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory

• 顔合わせかおあわせ

  (preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction

• 顔負けかおまけ

  being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

• 顔ぶれかおぶれ
  N1

  personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)

• 寝顔ねがお
  N1

  sleeping face

• 知らん顔しらんかお

  feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); ignoring

• 泣き顔なきがお
  N1

  crying face; face of a person who is crying

• 新顔しんがお

  newcomer; new face

• 顔なじみかおなじみ
  N1

  acquaintance; friend; familiar face

• 似顔にがお

  portrait; likeness

• すまし顔すましがお

  straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

• 顔を出すかおをだす
  N2

  to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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