Hanja Analyzer
顔

顔 — an

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
낯 안
Romanization
an
English
face, facial appearance
Mandarin
yán
Japanese on'yomi
ガン
Japanese kun'yomi
かお
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 2
Newspaper frequency
#676 of 2,500
Strokes
18
Variant forms
顏
Radical
頁 (181, 9 residual)
Unicode
U+9854

Parts that make up 顔

  • 彦 선비 언 무늬를 새긴 이마와 터럭선비. ‘언’ 계열의 소리
  • 頁 머리 혈 몸 위에 얹힌 머리머리와 얼굴, 머리로 하는 일

Korean example words with 顔

  • 세안洗顔 Korean gloss: 얼굴을 씻음
  • 미안美顔 Korean gloss: 아름다운 얼굴
  • 안모顔貌 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 생김새
  • 동안童顔 Korean gloss: 어린아이의 얼굴
  • 취안醉顔 Korean gloss: 술에 취한 얼굴
  • 소안笑顔 Korean gloss: 웃음이 담긴 얼굴
  • 면안面顔 Korean gloss: 서로 얼굴을 알 만한 친분
  • 존안尊顔 Korean gloss: 남의 얼굴을 높여 이르는 말
  • 안색顔色 Korean gloss: 얼굴에 나타나는 표정이나 빛깔
  • 용안龍顔 Korean gloss: 임금의 얼굴을 높여 이르는 말
  • 천안天顔 Korean gloss: 임금의 얼굴을 높여 이르는 말
  • 노안老顔 Korean gloss: 노쇠한 얼굴. 또는 노인의 얼굴

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 顔

  • 顔かお face; visage; looks
  • 知らん顔しらんかお feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone)
  • 笑顔えがお smiling face; smile
  • 似顔にがお portrait; likeness
  • 顔ぶれかおぶれ personnel; members; lineup (of a team)
  • 素顔すがお face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.)
  • 顔色かおいろ complexion; skin tone; skin colour
  • 顔合わせかおあわせ (preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring
  • 顔面がんめん face (of person)
  • 顔負けかおまけ being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed
  • 顔見知りかおみしり acquaintance
  • 真顔まがお serious look (on one's face); straight face

Other hanja read “안”

Other hanja with radical 頁

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