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JLPT N5 · Noun

顔 (kao)

顔 (かお, kao) is a Japanese noun meaning “face; visage”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かお
Romaji
kao
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. face; visage; looks; (facial) features · noun
  2. look; (facial) expression; countenance · noun
  3. honor (honour); face; dignity · noun
  4. influence; notoriety; trust; pull; clout · noun
  5. representative; (the) face (of something); trademark; example · noun

Example sentences

ヘレンはみんなにほめられて顔を赤くした。
Helen blushed at their praise.
Tatoeba #196667
露骨に嫌な顔をして、彼を睨みつけた。
I glared at him with a blatant look of disapproval on my face.
Tatoeba #12179631

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 顔

顔
face, expressionガン・かお · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 顔.

笑顔えがおsmiling face顔付きかおつき(outward) looks

Source: JMdict entry 1217730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.