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観相 (かんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

観かん相そう

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to the practice of judging character or fortune from facial features. A somewhat formal or technical term.

観かん相そう学がくは顔かおの特とく徴ちょうから性せい格かくを判はん断だんする。
Physiognomy judges personality from facial features.

Kanji

観outlook, look, appearance
相inter-, mutual, together

Similar words

人にん相そう
人相 refers to one's facial features or expression, often used in phrases like 人相が悪い (have a suspicious look). 観相 is the study or art of reading those features.

Etymology

From 観 (observe) + 相 (appearance, aspect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of physiognomy.