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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 顔 |
かお |
(n) face (person) |
1342 |
| 背景 |
はいけい |
(n) background; scenery; setting; circumstance |
1493 |
| 背番号 |
せばんごう |
(n) number on player's back |
2017 |
| 背 |
せい |
(n) height; stature |
4442 |
| 背中 |
せなか |
(n) back (of body) |
5074 |
| 背後 |
はいご |
(n) back; rear |
6995 |
| 笑顔 |
えがお |
(n) smiling face |
7528 |
| 背負う |
しょう |
(v5u) to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder |
7643 |
| 背負う |
せおう |
(v5u) to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder |
7643 |
| 顔面 |
がんめん |
(n) face (of person) |
8531 |
| 素顔 |
すがお |
(adj-na,n) face with no make-up; unpainted face; honest; frank |
9092 |
| 背面 |
はいめん |
(n) rear; back; reverse |
9905 |
| 顔料 |
がんりょう |
(n) colorant |
11215 |
| 顔立ち |
かおだち |
(n) looks; features |
12729 |
| 背部 |
はいぶ |
(n) back |
12921 |
| 顔出し |
かおだし |
(n) putting in an appearance; showing one's face |
16953 |
| 似顔絵 |
にがおえ |
(n) portrait; likeness |
17612 |
| 背く |
そむく |
(v5k) to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe |
17756 |
| 顔写真 |
かおじゃしん |
(n) photographic portrait |
17968 |
| 背広 |
せびろ |
(n) business suit |
19141 |
| 背泳ぎ |
せおよぎ |
(n) backstroke (swim.) |
19961 |
| 顔つき |
かおつき |
(n) (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression |
20278 |
| 顔ぶれ |
かおぶれ |
(n) member |
20819 |
| 朝顔 |
あさがお |
(n) morning-glory (flower); bell (i.e. of a trumpet); funnel shaped |
21230 |
| 顔負け |
かおまけ |
(n,vs) embarrassed; ashamed |
22570 |
| 背徳 |
はいとく |
(n) corruption; immorality; fall from virtue |
22570 |
| 童顔 |
どうがん |
(n) child-faced |
23038 |
| 横顔 |
よこがお |
(n) face in profile; profile; face seen from the side |
23235 |
| 背骨 |
せぼね |
(n) spine; backbone |
23584 |
| 背丈 |
せたけ |
(n) stature; height |
23750 |
| 顔色 |
かおいろ |
(n) complexion; countenance; expression |
25041 |
| 顔色 |
がんしょく |
(n) complexion; countenance; expression |
25041 |
| 顔役 |
かおやく |
(n) influential man; boss |
25358 |
| 背信 |
はいしん |
(n,vs) betrayal; infidelity |
25358 |
| 顔見知り |
かおみしり |
(n) acquaintance |
25918 |
| 背筋 |
せすじ |
(n) (1) the muscles along the spine; dorsal muscles; (2) spinal column; (3) seam in the back; back seam |
26578 |
| 背筋 |
はいきん |
(n) (1) the muscles along the spine; dorsal muscles; (2) spinal column; (3) seam in the back; back seam |
26578 |
| 背中合わせ |
せなかあわせ |
(n) back to back; discord; feud |
26991 |
| 背任 |
はいにん |
(n) breach of trust (law) |
27058 |
| 夕顔 |
ゆうがお |
(n) bottle gourd; moonflower |
27058 |
| 顔合わせ |
かおあわせ |
(n,vs) meeting together; introduction |
27433 |
| 洗顔 |
せんがん |
(n,vs) face-washing |
28200 |
| 背負い投げ |
しょいなげ |
(n) back or shoulder throw; betrayal |
28300 |
| 背負い投げ |
せおいなげ |
(n) back or shoulder throw; betrayal |
28300 |
| 猫背 |
ねこぜ |
(n) a bent back; stoop |
30433 |
| 背伸び |
せのび |
(n,vs) standing on tiptoe; stretch oneself; overreach oneself |
30552 |
| 光背 |
こうはい |
(n) halo |
30969 |
| 真顔 |
まがお |
(n) serious look |
31088 |
| 背鰭 |
せびれ |
(n) dorsal fin |
31527 |
| 背教 |
はいきょう |
(n) apostasy |
31784 |
| 顔貌 |
かおかたち |
(n-t) features; looks |
32361 |
| 背反 |
はいはん |
(n,vs) revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy |
34580 |
| 顔なじみ |
かおなじみ |
(n) acquaintance; friend; familiar face |
34955 |
| 背ける |
そむける |
(v1) to turn one's face away; to avert one's eyes |
34955 |
| 上背 |
うわぜい |
(n) stature; height |
35357 |
| 違背 |
いはい |
(n) violation; transgression |
35577 |
| 二律背反 |
にりつはいはん |
(n) antinomy; self-contradiction |
35577 |
| 昼顔 |
ひるがお |
(n) convolvulus |
35778 |
| 顔触れ |
かおぶれ |
(n) personnel |
36396 |
| 寝顔 |
ねがお |
(n) sleeping face |
36884 |
| 腹背 |
ふくはい |
(n) back and front; opposition in the heart |
36884 |
| 顔付き |
かおつき |
(n) (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression |
37130 |
| 泣き顔 |
なきがお |
(n) tear-stained face |
37130 |
| 紙背 |
しはい |
(n) reverse side of a paper; (read) between the lines |
37405 |
| 知らぬ顔 |
しらぬかお |
(n) pretending not to know; feigning ignorance |
37706 |
| 中背 |
ちゅうぜい |
(n) average height |
38001 |
| 背筋力 |
はいきんりょく |
(n) strength of one's back |
38001 |
| 背嚢 |
はいのう |
(n) knapsack |
38001 |
| 紅顔 |
こうがん |
(n) rosy cheeks |
38280 |
| 新顔 |
しんがお |
(n) newcomer; new face |
38888 |
| 我が物顔 |
わがものがお |
(adj-na,n) looking or acting as if one owned the place |
39571 |
| 背格好 |
せかっこう |
(n) one's height or stature; one's physique |
39920 |
| 美顔 |
びがん |
(n) beautiful face |
39920 |
| 死に顔 |
しにがお |
(n) face of a dead person |
40263 |
| 背理 |
はいり |
(n) absurdity; irrationality |
41039 |
| 破顔 |
はがん |
(n,vs) giving a broad smile |
41444 |
| 似顔 |
にがお |
(n) portrait; likeness |
41904 |
| 顔向け |
かおむけ |
(n) face another |
42342 |
| 赤ら顔 |
あからがお |
(n) red faced |
42342 |
| 面従腹背 |
めんじゅうふくはい |
(n) pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone) |
42893 |
| 厚顔無恥 |
こうがんむち |
(adj-na,n) shameless; brazen and unscrupulous |
43447 |
| 向背 |
こうはい |
(n) one's attitude; state of affairs |
44061 |
| 背割り |
せわり |
(n) slicing a fish down its back; a slit in the back of a garment |
44061 |
| 背戸 |
せど |
(n) back door or entrance |
44061 |
| 顔馴染み |
かおなじみ |
(n) acquaintance; friend; familiar face |
44709 |
| 厚顔 |
こうがん |
(adj-na,n) impudence; audacity |
44709 |
| 背開き |
せびらき |
(n) slicing a fish down its back |
44709 |
| 背縫い |
せぬい |
(n) back seam |
44709 |
| 知らん顔 |
しらんかお |
(n) unconcerned air; indifference |
46248 |
| 背泳 |
はいえい |
(n) backstroke |
46248 |
| 容顔 |
ようがん |
(n) features; looks |
46248 |
| 汗顔 |
かんがん |
(adj-na,n) ashamed |
47205 |
| 顔馴染 |
かおなじみ |
(n) acquaintance; friend; familiar face |
47205 |
| 破顔一笑 |
はがんいっしょう |
(n) smiling broadly |
47205 |
| 背走 |
はいそう |
(n) running backwards |
48294 |
| 背馳 |
はいち |
(n) inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience |
48294 |
| 瓜実顔 |
うりざねがお |
(n) oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman) |
49657 |
| 温顔 |
おんがん |
(n) kindly face |
49657 |
| 顔繋ぎ |
かおつなぎ |
(n) getting or keeping acquainted with |
49657 |
| 尊顔 |
そんがん |
(n) your countenance |
49657 |
| 得意顔 |
とくいがお |
(n) triumphant look |
49657 |
| 拝顔 |
はいがん |
(n) meeting (with another person) |
49657 |
| 背抜き |
せぬき |
(n) unlined in the back |
49657 |
| 目顔 |
めがお |
(n) (a) look; signal |
49657 |
| 幼顔 |
おさながお |
(n) baby's face |
49657 |
| 竜顔 |
りゅうがん |
(n) imperial countenance |
49657 |
| 竜顔 |
りょうがん |
(n) imperial countenance |
49657 |
| 赭顔 |
しゃがん |
(n) ruddy face |
49657 |
| 案じ顔 |
あんじがお |
worried look |
51560 |
| 慰め顔 |
なぐさめがお |
(n) consolatory look; comforting look |
51560 |
| 宇宙背景放射 |
うちゅうはいけいほうしゃ |
(n) cosmic background radiation |
51560 |
| 雲鬢花顔 |
うんびんかがん |
beautiful woman (metaphorical) |
51560 |
| 円顔 |
まるがお |
(n) round face; moon face |
51560 |
| 何食わぬ顔 |
なにくわぬかお |
(n) innocent look |
51560 |
| 我物顔 |
わがものがお |
(adj-na,n) like one's own |
51560 |
| 我物顔に |
わがものがおに |
in a lordly manner |
51560 |
| 角張った顔 |
かくばったかお |
squarish face |
51560 |
| 丸顔 |
まるがお |
(n) round face; moon face |
51560 |
| 顔から火が出る |
かおからひがでる |
(v1) to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame |
51560 |
| 顔が立つ |
かおがたつ |
(exp) to save one's face |
51560 |
| 顔に泥を塗る |
かおにどろをぬる |
(exp) to bring disgrace (dishonor) on; to fling mud at |
51560 |
| 顔の広い人 |
かおのひろいひと |
person with many contacts |
51560 |
| 顔の作り |
かおのつくり |
features of the face |
51560 |
| 顔をしかめる |
かおをしかめる |
(v1) to grimace; to frown |
51560 |
| 顔をつぶす |
かおをつぶす |
(exp) to cause loss of face |
51560 |
| 顔を掩う |
かおをおおう |
(exp) to cover one's face |
51560 |
| 顔を合わせる |
かおをあわせる |
(v1) to meet; to face someone |
51560 |
| 顔を上げる |
かおをあげる |
(exp) to raise one's face |
51560 |
| 顔を赤らめる |
かおをあからめる |
(exp) to change color; to blush |
51560 |
| 顔を潰される |
かおをつぶされる |
(exp) to lose face; to be put out of countenance |
51560 |
| 顔を背ける |
かおをそむける |
(exp) to turn one's face away |
51560 |
| 顔を覆う |
かおをおおう |
(exp) to cover one's face |
51560 |
| 顔を立てる |
かおをたてる |
(v1) to save face |
51560 |
| 顔アップ |
かおアップ |
close-up of a face |
51560 |
| 顔汚し |
かおよごし |
(n) a disgrace or dishonor |
51560 |
| 顔形 |
かおかたち |
(n-t) features; looks |
51560 |
| 顔見せ |
かおみせ |
(n) making an appearance; debuting |
51560 |
| 顔合せ |
かおあわせ |
(n,vs) meeting together; introduction |
51560 |
| 顔黒 |
がんぐろ |
blackening the body |
51560 |
| 顔作り |
かおづくり |
(n) shape of the head; using make-up |
51560 |
| 顔着 |
がんちゃく |
(sl) face landing (used by BMX riders) |
51560 |
| 顔文字 |
かおもじ |
(n) smiley (face made up of characters) |
51560 |
| 喜びを顔に表す |
よろこびをかおにあらわす |
(exp) to show happiness on one's face; to express one's happiness |
51560 |
| 棄背 |
きはい |
giving up and turning back |
51560 |
| 玉顔 |
ぎょくがん |
(n) imperial face |
51560 |
| 苦り顔 |
にがりがお |
sour (wry) face |
51560 |
| 恵比寿顔 |
えびすがお |
(n) smiling face |
51560 |
| 険しい顔 |
けわしいかお |
grim face |
51560 |
| 険しい顔つき |
けわしいかおつき |
grim look |
51560 |
| 厳めしい顔付き |
いかめしいかおつき |
grave (stern) look |
51560 |