顔かお付つき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

facial expression; looks; features

Refers to the overall appearance of the face, including expression, features, and the impression it gives. Often used when describing someone's look or countenance.

彼かれは心しん配ぱいそうな顔かおつきでこちらを見みていた。
He was looking this way with a worried expression.
あの子こは父ちち親おやに似にた顔かおつきをしている。
That child has facial features resembling his father.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の顔かおつきが変かわるfor someone's expression/look to change
その話はなしを聞きくと、彼かれの顔かおつきが急きゅうに変かわった。
When he heard that story, his expression suddenly changed.
〈形けい容よう詞し〉顔かおつきをするto have a ... look on one's face
彼かの女じょは困こまった顔かおつきをしていた。
She had a troubled look on her face.
顔かおつきで〈事こと〉が分わかるto be able to tell something from the look on someone's face
顔かおつきで彼かれが怒おこっていることが分わかった。
I could tell from his expression that he was angry.

Expressions

険けわしい顔かおつきgrim look; stern expression

Kanji

顔face, expression
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words· 6

表ひょう情じょうN3
表情 is the neutral, often formal term for facial expression, while 顔つき is more casual and describes the overall look or impression of someone's face.
顔かお立だちN1
顔立ち refers to the physical shape and structure of one's features, whereas 顔つき includes both expression and the general look of the face.
面おも持もち
面持ち is a slightly literary word for the look on someone's face at a particular moment, while 顔つき is the more everyday term for facial expression or features.
人にん相そうN1
顔つき is the everyday word for the look on someone's face, while 人相 carries a fortune-telling or character-judging nuance.

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輪りん郭かくN1
顔つき describes a person's overall facial expression or look, while 輪郭 in this sense refers specifically to the shape of the face's contours.
容よう姿しN1
顔つき refers just to a person's facial features or expression, whereas 容姿 covers both face and body figure together.

Don't confuse with

顔かお色いろN3
顔色 refers to the color or complexion of someone's face (often indicating health or mood), while 顔つき refers to the shape and expression of the face itself.
体からだつきN2
顔つき describes facial expression or features while 体つき describes body build; learners may confuse them due to the shared つき suffix.
目めつきN2
顔つき refers to the overall look or expression of the whole face, whereas 目つき is limited to the expression in the eyes alone.

Written forms

顔かお付つきUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
顔かおつきUsage87%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; often preferred in modern writing.
顔かお付つきUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 顔 (kao, 'face') and 付き (tsuki, 'attached' or 'appearance'), from the verb 付く (tsuku, 'to attach'). Literally 'what is attached to the face', referring to the expression or features that appear on the face.