# 顔 face

立 (stand up) + (cliff) + (hair) + (headright) Same-ON
★★★★★
18 strokes
This is an odd kanji because, although it has a bunch of jukugo, it uses the KUN in all of them!

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| You stand on a cliff, the hair from your head blowing into your face.

## Kunyomi

かお | face ★★★★★

## Jukugo

ｘｘｘ 顔をした(かおをした) | facial expression ★★★★☆ "She made a sour face" = sour顔をした。 "He made a mad face"= mad顔をした。
笑顔(えがお) | smiling face ★★★☆☆ FP 笑 (laugh) + 顔 (face) = 笑顔 (smiling face)
似顔絵(にがおえ) | portrait ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 似 (resemble) + 顔 (face) + 絵 (picture) = 似顔絵 (portrait)
横顔(よこがお) | face in profile ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 横 (side / arrogant) + 顔 (face) = 横顔 (face in profile)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
頭 | head | BEAN | 豆
顔 | face | HAIR |
領 | territory | COMMAND | 令
願 | beseech | HIGH PLAIN | 原

Your head looks like a BEAN,

but your face has beard HAIR on it.

I COMMAND my territory,

but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.