Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    grim face; angry look

    このような仕事で怖い顔をしたら、お客さんはいらっしゃらないでしょう。
    In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

Kun
こわ.いこわ.がるお.じるおそ.れる
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1325 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
4k5.6The Kanji Dictionary
9402.7Four corner code
1144deroo
6016Unicode hex code
1-41-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1817New Nelson (John Haig)
296New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
353Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
219Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
263Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
623Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
670Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1593A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1784Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10450Morohashi
1749A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1814Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1959Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1173Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1451Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
810Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
630Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

face, expression

Kun
かお
On
ガン
Strokes
18
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
676 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-9-9SKIP code
9a9.3The Kanji Dictionary
0128.6Four corner code
461deroo
9854Unicode hex code
1-20-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5139Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6648New Nelson (John Haig)
1808New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2277Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1177Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1608Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1717Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1853Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
527A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2754Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
481Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43591PMorohashi
93A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
277Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
277Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
179sakade
277Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
103henshall3
239Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355crowley
573Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1893Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1733Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2Pinyin reading
anKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level