The Japanese word for face is
顔
かお - kao
Japanese Definition
| face |
| 1. 名詞. 顔 | |
| 2. 名詞. 外見、様子 | |
| 3. 名詞. 表、表面 | |
| 4. 動詞. ～の方を向く | |
| 5. 動詞. ～に面する | |
Translations for face and their definitions
| 直面する |
| 1. (I) face (deal with, confront) | |
| 2. to face, deal with, confront | |
| 顔 |
| 1. n. a person's face | |
| 2. n. a person's reputation | |
| 3. affix. look; face; expression | |
| 4. affix. color | |
| 向かう |
| 1. v. to face | |
| 2. v. to go towards | |
| 体面 |
| 1. n. honour (favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth), face (gloss, public image) | |
| 2. n. appearances | |
| 面 |
| 1. n. face | |
| 面あり！ - (kendo) Face hit! | |
| 2. n. surface | |
| 3. n. mask | |
| 天狗のお面 - tengu mask | |
| 4. n. page | |
| 5. n. (music) side of a record or CD | |
| 両%A%面 - double A-side | |
| 6. n. face | |
| 7. n. surface | |
| 8. n. mask | |
| 9. n. page | |
| 10. suffix. -looking | |
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| 表情 |
| 1. n. expression (facial, bodily, etc.) | |
| 2. n. (top, ja, Face) | |
| 世間体 |
| 1. n. (keeping up) appearance(s) | |
| 2. n. (public) image | |
| 3. n. respectability | |
| 4. n. reputation (for decency) | |
| 5. n. propriety | |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
(kao)
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