顔色

See also: 顏色 and 颜色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔	色
かお Grade: 2	いろ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Noun

顔色 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 顏色, hiragana かおいろ, rōmaji kaoiro)

complexion, the appearance of one's face due to skin color or blood flow
彼 (かれ)の顔色 (かおいろ)が良 (よ)くない。
Kare no kaoiro ga yokunai.
He looks pale [sickly].
facial expression
彼 (かれ)は、その意 (い)見 (けん)に関 (かん)して、私 (わたし)の顔色 (かおいろ)をうかがった。
Kare wa, sono iken ni kanshite, watashi no kaoiro o ukagatta.
He could tell what I thought of that idea from the look on my face.

Synonyms

(complexion): 血色 (けっしょく) (kesshoku)
(facial expression): 面持 (おもも)ち (omomochi)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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