顔

18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

face, expression

Kun'yomi
  • かお
    		face ②look ③honor ④influence
On'yomi
  • ガン
    		face ②look ③honor ④influence

Main Radical

頁(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かお 98.6%
ガン 1.4%

Character Breakdown

face, expression
かお　ガン (2nd, N3)
lad, boy (ancient)
ひこ　こ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
give birth, bring forth, produce
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

かお
顔
face ②look ③honor ④influence
え
笑
がお
顔
smiling face
かお
顔
いろ
色
complexion ②countenance
す
素
がお
顔
face with no make-up ②true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.) ③sober face
よこ
横
がお
顔
profile ②(personal) profile
　
い
　
い
かお
顔
big-shot ②happy face ③sympathetic attitude ④good looks
　
お
かお
顔
face
こわ
怖
　
い
かお
顔
grim face
ね
寝
がお
顔
sleeping face
に
似
がお
顔
え
絵
portrait
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References

Unicode hex code 9854
JIS X 0208 1-20-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5139
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6648
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1808
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2277
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1177
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1608
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1717
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1853
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 527
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2754
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 481
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43591P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 93
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 277
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 277
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 179
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 277
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 103
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 239
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 355
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 573
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1893
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1733
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a9.3
Four corner code 0128.6
De Roo Code 461