顔面
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 顔 | 面 |
| がん Grade: 2 |
めん Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 顏面 (MC ŋˠan miᴇnH). Compare modern Mandarin 顏面/颜面 (yánmiàn).
Pronunciation
Noun
顔面 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 顏面, hiragana がんめん, rōmaji ganmen)
- a person's face
- the surface of someone's face
- (archaic) flattery, sycophancy
- (archaic) a flatterer, a sycophant
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 顔面角 (ganmenkaku): the angle of the tip of the chin
- 顔面騎乗 (ganmen kijō): facesitting
- 顔面筋 (ganmenkin): a facial muscle
- 顔面神経 (ganmen shinkei): a facial nerve
- 顔面神経痛 (ganmen shinkeitsū): facial neuralgia
- 顔面神経麻痺 (ganmen shinkei mahi): facial palsy, facial paralysis
- 顔面蒼白 (ganmen sōhaku): pallor, pallidness, going white in the face
References
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