あからがお

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
赤ら顔
赭ら顔

Etymology

Attested from the 17th century. From (akara, reddish, reddened) +‎ (kao, face). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare (あか)らんだ (akaranda, ruddy).

Pronunciation

Noun

あからがお (akaragaoあからがほ (akaragafo)?

  1. reddened face

Usage notes

Often used in reference to a face made reddish by sunburn, drinking alcohol, or other temporary phenomenon. Compared to terms such as 赤ら少女 (akara otome “rose-complected maiden”), wherein a red hue implies beauty, あからがお has a more neutral connotation.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN