かお
Kao
Other forms: 貌、顏
顔 (Kao) is a Japanese noun meaning “face, visage, looks, (facial) features”.
Meanings
- nounface; visage; looks; (facial) features
- nounlook; (facial) expression; countenance
- nounhonor (honour); face; dignity
- nouninfluence; notoriety; trust; pull; clout
- nounrepresentative; (the) face (of something); trademark; example
- nounmembers; attendees; lineup; participants; everyone involved
Examples
仏の顔も三度。
You can only go so far.
悲しそうな顔をする。
I wear a sad look.
彼女は彼の顔を見た。
She looked him in the face.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).