玉ぎょく顔がんぎょくがんじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounimperial face; noble countenanceHonorific literary term for the face of an emperor or high-ranking noble. Rare in modern Japanese; found mainly in classical texts or formal historical descriptions.古こ文もん書じょには「玉ぎょく顔がんを拝はいす」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。In old documents, the expression 'to behold the imperial face' can be found.
