顔

face

Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingガン

Kun readingかお

Jōyō Grade 2

visage
looks
(facial) features
look

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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lad · vase · stand up (立) · cliff (厂) · shape · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1853

Compound words

笑顔えがお

smiling face; smile

横顔よこがお

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch

顔色かおいろ

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression

serious look (on one's face); straight face

素顔すがお

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; true picture

朝顔あさがお

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; ivy morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet)

童顔どうがん

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

顔ぶれかおぶれ

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)

顔つきかおつき

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

顔立ちかおだち

looks; features

似顔絵にがおえ

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

泣き顔なきがお

crying face; face of a person who is crying

顔負けかおまけ

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

顔を潰すかおをつぶす

to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

すまし顔すましがお

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

知らん顔しらんかお

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); ignoring; unconcerned air

顔合わせかおあわせ

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; pairing (of performers)

顔なじみかおなじみ

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

顔見知りかおみしり

acquaintance

顔を出すかおをだす

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 顔

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step