Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 2
かお > がお
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
遠心顏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 遠心(えんしん) (enshin) + (かお) (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩŋɡa̠o̞]

Noun

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(えん)(しん)(がお) (enshingaoゑんしんがほ (wensingafo)?

  1. (beauty) face where the gap in between the eyes is comparatively large

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