Practice JLPT顔つき (kaotsuki)
(outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
- JLPT N1
- Pitch -1
Meaning
顔付き (かおつき, kaotsuki) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “(outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 4
彼は 恐い 顔つきで 話したの。
He spoke with a scary look on his face.
彼は優しい顔付きをしている。
He has a kind expression.
彼は 優しい 顔付きをしている。
He has a kind expression.
彼の顔付きを見て, 合格しなかったことを知った. I knew by the look on his face [could read in his face] that the result of the exam was disappointing.面長な顔付き、服装、台座の形式など、一見法隆寺金堂本尊の釈迦如来像（銅造）と似る。
At a glance, its narrow face, costume and pedestal are similar to those of the principal image of Horyu-ji Temple's Kondo, the bronze statue of Shaka Nyorai.