also: がんぼう · がんよう
Refers to the overall appearance of the face, including the shape and arrangement of features. Neutral term, often used in descriptions of a person's face.
She has well-proportioned facial features.
The brothers have very similar facial features.
Most common spelling; uses kana for かたち to avoid rare kanji.
Rare kanji spelling with on'yomi reading; mainly in literary or formal contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 顔かたち.
Rare kanji spelling with on'yomi reading; mainly in literary or formal contexts.
Compound of 顔 (kao, 'face') and 形 (katachi, 'shape'). The kanji spellings 顔貌 and 顔容 use on'yomi readings and are less common.