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顔

JLPT N3 SL3 18 strokes Frequency: #520

Meanings

face, expression, countenance

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Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left

2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

3 dot top-to-bottom

4 diagonal right-to-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

10 horizontal right-to-left

11 diagonal right-to-left

12 vertical right-to-left

13 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

14 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

15 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

16 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

17 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

18 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ガン gan

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かお kao

がお gao

Words Using This Kanji

241 words total

ガン (2 words)

童顔どうがん

baby-faced / youthful-looking / childlike face

幼顔ようがん

childlike face / youthful face

かお (3 words)

顔かお

face / visage

顔を立てるかおをたてる

save face / show respect to / give someone their due

能面のような顔のうめんのようなかお

face like a Noh mask / expressionless face / impassive face

がお (6 words)

笑顔えがお

smile / smiling face

丸顔まるがお

round face / chubby face

素顔すがお

bare face / natural face / without makeup

寝顔ねがお

sleeping face / face while asleep

老け顔ふけがお

baby-faced / youthful-looking face / immature-looking face

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Other (230 words)

顔つきかおつき

(outward) looks

顔ぶれかおぶれ

personnel

顔パスかおパス

getting free admission on the strength of one's name

顔ばせかおばせ

countenance

顔バレかおバレ

having one's face revealed

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