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険しい顔つき (けわしいかおつき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

険けわしい顔かおつき

Meanings

1

expression, noun

grim look; stern expression

Describes a facial expression that is severe, forbidding, or suggesting anger or harshness.

彼かれは険けわしい顔かおつきで会かい議ぎ室しつに入はいってきた。
He entered the meeting room with a grim look on his face.

Kanji

険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position
顔face, expression

Similar words

険けわしい
険しい is an adjective meaning 'steep' or 'severe'; 険しい顔つき is a fixed noun phrase specifically for a grim facial expression.
顔かおつき
顔つき means 'facial expression' or 'look'; 険しい顔つき combines it with 険しい to specify a stern or grim look.

Etymology

Compound of 険しい (けわしい, 'steep, severe') and 顔つき (かおつき, 'facial expression'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the phrase is a conventional collocation.