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Japanese
Etymology
| Alternative spelling
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| 顏色 (kyūjitai)
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| Alternative spelling
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| 顏色 (kyūjitai)
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Noun
顔色 or 顔色 • (kaoiro or ganshoku)
- complexion, the appearance of one's face due to skin color or blood flow
- 彼の顔色が良くない。
- Kare no kaoiro ga yokunai.
- He looks pale .
- facial expression
- 彼は、その意見に関して、私の顔色をうかがった。
- Kare wa, sono iken ni kanshite, watashi no kaoiro o ukagatta.
- He could tell what I thought of that idea from the look on my face.
Synonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.