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顔面

Face Of A Person


Meaning

Face Of A Person, Person's Face, Face

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The face of a face is a face, but more specifically the face of a person. Probably because the most face-like thing you can ever have is a human's face... at least in our eyes (by "our" I mean the human race's eyes, because I am totally with you guys on that one).


Reading

がんめん

Explanation

The reading for 顔 isn't the one you learned with the kanji. But, we're going to learn that reading right now. The worst thing that can happen to a face is if a face disappears. If it becomes totally gone (がん). A man that is walking up to you with no face, is a man with a gone face. Those men are men who are a part of the gone men (がんめん). Faces, totally gone!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 顔面のいたみ

    facial pain

    顔面のキズ

    facial injury

    顔面のしびれ

    facial numbness

  • 顔面にある

    to be on one's face

    顔面にできる

    to develop on one's face, can make into a face

    顔面に当たる

    something touches one's face, something strikes one's face

  • 顔面をなぐる

    to punch someone's face

    顔面を強打する

    to deliver a heavy blow to someone's face

    顔面を打つ

    to hit one's face

Context Sentences

彼はアスファルトに顔面を強打した。

He hit his face hard on the asphalt.

体育の時間、顔面に思いっきりバスケットボールが当たったんです。

During gym class, I got hit square in the face with a basketball.

どうやら顔面に少しマヒが出ているようですね。

It appears that there's a slight paralysis in your facial area.


Kanji Composition