JLPT N4 · Body & health

顔

かお

face

Stroke order of 顔

顔 is written with 18 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A handsome young man (彦) shows his head (頁) from the front: his face.

Parts: 彦 handsome man + 頁 head

Example sentence

顔を洗ってから学校へ行きます。

かおをあらってからがっこうへいきます。

I wash my face and then go to school.

Words with 顔

笑顔smiling face 顔色complexion; look

More words: Body & health

体body 頭head 心heart; mind 首neck 声voice 病気illness 病院hospital 医者doctor 死ぬto die 力strength; power 気分feeling; mood 注意care; caution 薬medicine 心配worry

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