顔色

See also: 顏色 and 颜色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔	色
かお Grade: 2	いろ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
顏色 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
顔	色
がん Grade: 2	しょく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
顏色 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かおいろ [kàóíró] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) がんしょく [gáꜜǹshòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠o̞iɾo̞]
IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

顔(かお)色(いろ) or 顔(がん)色(しょく) • (kaoiro or ganshoku)

complexion, the appearance of one's face due to skin color or blood flow
彼(かれ)の顔色(かおいろ)が良(よ)くない。
Kare no kaoiro ga yokunai.
He looks pale [sickly].
facial expression
彼(かれ)は、その意見(いけん)に関(かん)して、私(わたし)の顔色(かおいろ)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

(complexion): 血色(けっしょく) (kesshoku)
(facial expression): 面持(おもも)ち (omomochi)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.