also: しかめつら
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a facial expression with knitted brows and a displeased look. Often used in the phrase しかめ面をする (to make a frown).
See also: しかめっ面
彼は難しい問題にしかめ面をした。
He frowned at the difficult problem.
しかめ面の顔で怒って
I could tell he was angry from his scowling face.
Uses the rare kanji 顰; rarely seen in modern writing.
Rare kanji spelling with the alternate reading しかめつら.
A more colloquial variant with a geminate consonant; essentially the same meaning but slightly more casual in tone.
Compound of しかめ (continuative form of verb しかめる 'to knit one's brows') + 面 (つら/づら 'face'). The reading しかめづら is the more common form, with rendaku voicing of つら to づら.