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顔立ち (かおだち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

顔かお立だち

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

facial features; looks

Refers to the overall appearance and arrangement of facial features, often with a positive or neutral connotation.

彼かの女じょは顔かお立だちが整ととのっている。
She has well-proportioned features.
その兄きょう弟だいは顔かお立だちがよく似

に

て

いる

。

The brothers have very similar facial features.

Written forms

顔かお立だちUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling.
顔かおだちUsage18%
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Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
顔かお立だちUsage2%
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Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

顔face, expression
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

顔かお
顔 is the general word for 'face', while 顔立ち specifically refers to the set of facial features and their appearance.
容よう姿し
容姿 refers to one's overall appearance including figure and bearing, whereas 顔立ち is limited to the face.

Etymology

Compound of 顔 (kao, 'face') and 立ち (tachi, the continuative form of 立つ, 'to stand'), literally 'the way the face stands', referring to the set of facial features.