See also: 素顏 and 素颜

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かお > がお
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
素顏 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(がお) (sugao

  1. unadorned face; a face without makeup
    Synonym: 素っぴん (suppin)
  2. (by extension) the true self, without embellishment

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN