顔 — face, expression, countenance

かお顔 face

かお

U+9854 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #676 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1719 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

face
expression
countenance

Readings

On'yomi: がん gan
Kun'yomi: かお kao

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かお・がお kao Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

顔(かお) kao face 顔(かお) 色(いろ) kaoiro complexion 顔(かお) つき kaotsuki facial expression 朝(あさ) 顔(がお) asagao Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil) 知(し) らん顔(かお) shirankao feigned ignorance 顔(かお) なじみ kaonajimi acquaintance 顔(かお) ぶれ kaobure personnel 顔(かお) を出(だ) す kaoodasu to turn up

がん gan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

顔(がん) 面(めん) ganmen face 洗(せん) 顔(がん) sengan face washing

Words by frequency and grade

25 words

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S = secondary school · 18 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

顔が広い慣用句

face is wide

厚顔無恥四字熟語

thick face, nothingness shame

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Readings

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かお・がお kao Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

がん gan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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顔 — face, expression, countenance

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Meanings

Readings

word

かお ・がお kao Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

がん gan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

かお・がお kao Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).