179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
93 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
527 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
481 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43591P | Morohashi |
1808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1853 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
355 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
239 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顔 【カオ】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔色 【カオイロ】 complexion, one's colour, one's color, countenance, expression, one's face
- 美顔 【ビガン】 beautiful face, facial care, facial treatment
- 童顔 【ドウガン】 child's face, childlike face, boyish face, baby face
Kun reading compounds
- 顔 【かお】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔合わせ 【かおあわせ】 meeting together, introduction, costarring, appearing together, being matched, facing off
- いい顔 【いいかお】 big-shot, influential person, happy face, smiling face, sympathetic attitude, getting along with, being all smiles, good looks, nice face
- 涼しい顔 【すずしいかお】 nonchalant air, unruffled air
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- cara
- faz
- semblante
- rostro
- expresión
Portuguese
- rosto
- expressão
French
- visage
- expression
461 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
0128.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9854 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42618 | Morohashi |
2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3176 | 2001 Kanji |
3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-5-4 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9762 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 痙縮 【ケイシュク】 spasticity, contracture, (muscle) stiffness
- 痙性麻痺 【ケイセイマヒ】 spastic paralysis
- 咬痙 【コウケイ】 lockjaw, trismus
- 書痙 【ショケイ】 writer's cramp
Kun reading compounds
- 攣る 【つる】 to cramp, to be cramped, to get a cramp (in)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
22186 | Morohashi |
3812 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
5i7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-7 | SKIP code |
0011.1 | Four corner code |
1-65-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
75d9 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 攣縮 【レンシュク】 spasm
- 胃痙攣 【イケイレン】 gastrospasm, stomach spasm, stomach cramps
- 膣痙攣 【チツケイレン】 vaginismus, vaginal spasm
Kun reading compounds
- 攣る 【つる】 to cramp, to be cramped, to get a cramp (in)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2035 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
13032 | Morohashi |
2919 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3c19.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-19-4 | SKIP code |
2250.2 | Four corner code |
1-58-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6523 | Unicode hex code |