EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

    よくも顔をつぶしてくれたな。
    You really made me lose face.

Also written 顔をつぶす【かおをつぶす】

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Characters in this word

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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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crush, smash, break, dissipate

Kun
つぶ.すつぶ.れるつい.える
On
カイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Radical
water

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.14The Kanji Dictionary
3518.6Four corner code
6f70Unicode hex code
1-36-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2701Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3335New Nelson (John Haig)
743New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
677Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1911Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
18281Morohashi
1229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kui4, hui4Pinyin reading
gweKorean reading