かおつき

Japanese
Alternative spellings
顔付き
顔つき
顔付 (dated)

Etymology

From 顔(かお) (kao) + 付(つ)き (tsuki).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かおつき [kàótsúkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠o̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

かおつき • (kaotsuki)  (historical kana かほつき)

  1. face, countenance
  2. expression, look
    厳(いか)めしい顔(かお)つき
    ikameshii kaotsuki
    grave look; stern look

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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