Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
かお > がお
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
求心顏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 求心(きゅうしん) (kyūshin) + (かお) (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲɨːɕĩŋɡa̠o̞]

Noun

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(きゅう)(しん)(がお) (kyūshingaoきうしんがほ (kiusingafo)?

  1. (beauty) face where the gap in between the eyes is comparatively small

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