Skip to content
Nihongo Circle
.
Lessons
Learn
Road map
Study guides
Kana
Dictionary
Grammar
Immersion
Culture
Practice
Tomo challenges
Games
Mock exam
Reading level
Your space
Cosmetics shop
Sign up free
Lessons
Dictionary
Games
Explore
All levels
Study level
Sign in
Dictionary
顔
かお
N5
noun
Meanings
1
face (body part)
2
face
3
visage
4
looks
5
look
6
(facial) expression
7
countenance
8
honor (honour)
Example sentence
毎朝、顔を洗います。
まいあさ、かおを あらいます。
I wash my face every morning.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 顔 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
顔
Face, Expression
18 strokes
More words with
顔
知らん顔
しらんかお ·
feigned ignorance
笑顔
えがお ·
smile (on one's face)
N3
素顔
すがお ·
face with no make-up
似顔
にがお ·
portrait
顔色
かおいろ ·
complexion
顔ぶれ
Full entry on Jisho
かおぶれ ·
personnel
顔を潰す
かおをつぶす ·
to make someone lose face
顔なじみ
かおなじみ ·
acquaintance
More at JLPT N5
All 720 N5 words
All 79 N5 kanji
All 62 N5 grammar points
Everything N5