Memory phrase for the character: 顔


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Meaning

face

Pronunciation

GAN
kao

Explanation

Left: to stand 立, cliff 厂, hair 彡, right: forehead 頁

Mnemonic


 
There is somebody standing at the cliff with only three hair on the (fore)head - what a face!

Radicals

to standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.
hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
(fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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 Vocabulary

かお  face (person)
童顔 どうがん  child-faced
笑顔 えがお  smiling face
顔付き かおつき  (outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
瓜実顔 うりざね・がお  oval face


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