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似顔絵 (にがおえ, nigaoe) Japanese meaning: portrait | Kotomora
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I had my portrait drawn at a tourist spot.
She is good at drawing portraits of her friends.
Kanji 似 becoming, resemble, counterfeit 絵 picture, drawing, painting Related words 肖像画 is a formal, often painted portrait of a specific person, while 似顔絵 is a casual, sketch-like likeness often done quickly.
カリカチュア exaggerates features for comic effect, whereas 似顔絵 can be a simple, non-exaggerated likeness.
似顔絵 explicitly includes 絵 (picture) and is the more common everyday word, while 似顔 is a slightly more literary or terse way to say the same thing.
Written forms 似に 顔がお 絵え
Standard kanji spelling; the most common way to write this word.
似に 顔がお 画え
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 画 is not the standard character for this word. Learners should use 似顔絵.
Etymology Compound of 似顔 (にがお, 'likeness of a face') + 絵 (え, 'picture'). The term 似顔 itself is a combination of 似る (にる, 'to resemble') and 顔 (かお, 'face').
