はん
にゃ
めん

noun

  1. noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy).
  2. dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
にゃ
めん
般若面 はんにゃめん
はん
にゃ
づら
般若面 はんにゃづら

Contained Kanji Breakdown

carrier, carry, all
ハン (7th, N2)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
young, if, perhaps
わか.い ジャク ニャ (6th, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
mask, face, features
メン おも つら (3rd, N3)