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表情 (hyoujou) Japanese meaning: facial expression | Kotomora
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She showed a surprised expression.
My father was listening with a stern expression.
Usage patterns 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 表ひょう 情じょう をする to have/make a certain expression
He had a puzzled expression.
表ひょう 情じょう が 変か わる for one's expression to change
Her expression suddenly changed.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 表ひょう 情じょう を 浮う かべる to have a (certain) expression appear on one's face
He had a surprised look on his face.
〈 物もの 〉 に 表ひょう 情じょう がある for something (voice, music, scenery) to have expressiveness
His voice has real expressiveness.
Expressions 険けわ しい 表ひょう 情じょう stern expression; severe expression; grim expression Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Related words· 8 顔つき highlights the general shape or momentary look of someone's face, while 表情 focuses on the emotion or attitude that face is showing.
表現 covers expression in a broad sense—through words, art, or behavior—whereas 表情 refers narrowly to a visible look, usually on a face.
様子 describes the general state or how something appears, while 表情 is specifically about an expressive look conveying feeling.
表情 refers specifically to the expression on one's face, while 顔 can mean the physical face itself or its expression depending on context.
Show 4 more 表情 is the everyday, neutral word for facial expression, while 面持ち is more literary and emphasizes the emotion showing through the face.
表情 is the general word for facial expression at any time, while 顔色 usually points to a fleeting look that betrays health or emotion.
表情 refers to a momentary facial expression showing emotion, while 人相 refers to fixed facial features and the impression they give about character.
Don't confuse with 顔色 usually refers to complexion or the color of one's face (often indicating health or mood), whereas 表情 refers to the expression itself.
表情 simply means 'facial expression' in general, while 無表情 (with the negating 無) specifically means the absence of any expression.
表情 means facial expression specifically, while 表現 is the general act or form of expressing anything in words, art, or other media.
Word family expressionless; blank look; lack of emotion
mimetic muscles; facial expression muscles
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 表, associated with showing or the surface, and 情, associated with feeling or emotion. The spelling reflects the idea of feelings shown outwardly.
表情 specifically means facial expression, while 色 in this sense is a broader visible sign or air of emotion that can appear on a face or in a situation, as in 不安の色.
expressive; full of expression
