See also: 顏色 and 颜色

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かお
Grade: 2
いろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
顏色 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(かお)(いろ) (kaoiro

  1. complexion, the appearance of one's face due to skin color or blood flow
    (かれ)顔色(かおいろ)()くない。
    Kare no kaoiro ga yokunai.
    He looks pale [sickly].
  2. facial expression
    (かれ)は、その意見(いけん)(かん)して、(わたし)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 edit

References edit

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