Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion 皺 wrinkles, creases, folds Related words しわ しわ is a general term for wrinkles or creases on skin, fabric, etc. 表情ジワ specifically refers to facial lines caused by expressions, especially nasolabial folds.
ほうれい 線せん ほうれい線 is the more formal or medical term for nasolabial folds. 表情ジワ is a softer, more colloquial expression often used in beauty contexts.
Written forms 表ひょう 情じょう ジワ
Common spelling using katakana ジワ for 'wrinkle', clearly distinguishing from the verb しわ .
表ひょう 情じょう じわ
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.
表ひょう 情じょう 皺じわ
Kanji spelling using 皺 ; rare and may be considered overly formal or literary for this colloquial term.
ひょうじょうじわ
Etymology Compound of 表情 (facial expression) and ジワ (wrinkle), a colloquial term likely coined in beauty and skincare discourse.
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