アヘ顔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔
かお > がお Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
アヘ顏 (kyūjitai) あへ顔

Etymology

Compound of アヘアヘ (aheahe, “panting, as from physical exertion or sexual arousal”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 顔 (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠he̞ɡa̠o̞]

Noun

アヘ顔(がお) or アヘ顔(がお) • (ahegao)

(Japanese fiction) ahegao (an exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm)

Descendants

→ English: ahegao
→ Korean: 아헤가오 (ahegao)
→ Mandarin: 阿嘿顏 / 阿嘿颜 (āhēiyán)
→ Persian: آهگائو (âhegâ'o)
→ Russian: ахэга́о (axɛgáo)
→ Tajik: аҳегао (ahegao)
→ Ukrainian: aхеґао (axegao)