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顔 — 18 strokes / Radical「頁」

道
9Elementary year 2 / 18 strokes / Radical「頁」
On
ガンがん · gan
Kun
かおkao
Meaning
face

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The forehead area of the head (頁) — the face.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガンがんgan顔面がんめん童顔どうがん厚顔こうがん
Kunかおkao顔かお横顔よこがおしたり顔したりがお

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 笑顔えがお

    smile

  • 顔色かおいろ

    complexion

More words with this kanji

  • 横顔よこがお
  • 似顔絵にがおえ
  • 赧顔たんがん
  • 赭顔しゃがん
  • 厚顔こうがん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

顔(かお)を あらいます。

I wash my face.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

笑顔顔色顔笑laugh色color頭head頁page頃time頂summit項clause丸round元origin岩rock含contai…芫a medi…
CompoundRadicalReading

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