Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 5
きん
Grade: 6
goon kan'on
 
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Etymology

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From 表情(ひょうじょう) (hyōjō) + (きん) (kin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひょう)(じょう)(きん) (hyōjōkinへうじやうきん (feuzyaukin)?

  1. (anatomy) a mimetic muscle
  2. (by extension, colloquial) ability to emote

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN