"変顔" meaning in All languages combined

See 変顔 on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [hẽ̞ŋɡa̠o̞] Forms: 変顔 [canonical] (ruby: (へん), (がお)), hengao [romanization], 變顏 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], ヘン顔 [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: 変(へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|変|へん|顔|かお|t1=weird, strange|t2=face}} 変(へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”), {{ja-lg|rendaku}} rendaku, {{sortkey|ja|変顔}} へんかお', {{rendaku2|kao|gao}} The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|へんがお}} 変(へん)顔(がお) • (hengao)
  1. (slang) (making a) strange face Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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        "3": "顔",
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        "t2": "face"
      },
      "expansion": "変(へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”)",
      "name": "ja-com"
    },
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      "name": "ja-lg"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "変(へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”).\nThe kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
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      "form": "hengao",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "變顏",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji",
        "kyūjitai"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ヘン顔",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji"
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    }
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        "(making a) strange face"
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        "(slang) (making a) strange face"
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      "ipa": "[hẽ̞ŋɡa̠o̞]"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "ja-com"
    },
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        ]
      ],
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    },
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        "Japanese terms read with jūbakoyomi",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 変 read as へん",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 顔 read as かお",
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        "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
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        "(slang) (making a) strange face"
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    {
      "ipa": "[hẽ̞ŋɡa̠o̞]"
    },
    {
      "other": "へんがお"
    }
  ],
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}

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