{"id":28596,"date":"2019-05-04T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/?p=28596"},"modified":"2023-05-31T01:46:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:46:16","slug":"names-of-the-parts-of-the-face-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/blog\/names-of-the-parts-of-the-face-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the parts of the face in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can be very useful to learn things like parts of the face when starting a new language. Particularly in Japanese where the parts of the face are often used as general descriptors in everyday life, but also in dozens of expressions that have absolutely nothing to do with anatomy. We’ve brought some of these together that should be the most useful for you as they are commonly used in a variety of situations.<\/p>\n

First, you’ll need to learn the individual words, so here’s a complete list of parts of the face in Japanese<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

The parts of the face in Japanese <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first terms to remember are atama<\/em> (\u982d), which means “head”, kao<\/em> (\u9854), which instead means “face”, and kubi<\/em> (\u9996), which means “neck”.<\/p>\n

Now that we know where we put the parts of the face in Japanese, we can move on to the actual list.<\/p>\n

Working from top to bottom, we find:<\/p>\n

kaminoke,<\/em> \u9aea\u306e\u6bdb = hair (you can also abbreviate to\u00a0kami<\/em>, \u9aea)
hitai\/odeko,<\/em> \u3072\u305f\u3044 \/ \u304a\u3067\u3053 = front
mayuge<\/em>, \u7709\u6bdb = eyebrows (you can also abbreviate to mayu)
me<\/em>, \u76ee = eyes
matsuge<\/em>, \u307e\u3064\u3052 = eyelashes
mabuta<\/em>, \u307e\u3076\u305f = eyelids
mimi<\/em>, \u8033 = ears
hana<\/em>, \u9f3b = nose
hoho\/hoppe<\/em>, \u307b\u307b \/ \u307b\u3063\u307a = cheeks
kuchi<\/em>, \u53e3 = mouth
kichibiru<\/em>, \u304f\u3061\u3073\u308b = lips
ha<\/em>, \u6b6f = teeth
shita<\/em>, \u820c \/\u3079\u308d = tongue
ago<\/em>, \u3042\u3054 = chin<\/p>\n

To help you remember this you can refer to the image below, where you find all the words mentioned!<\/p>\n

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Much more than just anatomy <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now let’s move on to the most interesting part, namely expressions<\/strong> (also known as idioms)! These ones are among the most common and easy to use:<\/p>\n

1) Kao o dasu<\/em> (\u9854\u3092\u51fa\u3059) Meaning “to make an appearance”.<\/p>\n

2) Kao ga hiroi<\/em> (\u9854\u304c\u5e83\u3044) Meaning “to be well connected”.<\/p>\n

3) Kao kara hi ga deru<\/em> (\u9854\u304b\u3089\u706b\u304c\u51fa\u308b) Meaning\u00a0“to be extremely embarrassed”.<\/p>\n

4) Hana ga kiku<\/em> (\u9f3b\u304c\u5229\u304f) Meaning\u00a0“to be intuitive”.<\/p>\n

5) Hana ga takai<\/em> (\u9f3b\u304c\u9ad8\u3044,) Meaning “to be arrogant”.<\/p>\n

6) Atama\u00a0ga ii<\/em> (\u982d\u304c\u3044\u3044) Meaning “to be smart”.<\/p>\n

7) Kubi ni naru<\/em> (\u9996\u306b\u306a\u308b)\u00a0Meaning\u00a0“to be fired”.<\/p>\n

8) Atama ni kuru<\/em> (\u982d\u306b\u304f\u308b)\u00a0Meaning “to get angry”.<\/p>\n

9) Mimi ni suru<\/em> (\u8033\u306b\u3059\u308b)\u00a0Meaning\u00a0“to hear by accident”.<\/p>\n

10) Me ni ukabu<\/em> (\u76ee\u306b\u6d6e\u304b\u3076)\u00a0Meaning\u00a0“to picture”, “to remember”.<\/p>\n

Why not try to use them the next time you talk to your Japanese friends and see if you can get them right!<\/p>\n

If you want to learn about life and study in Japan<\/a>, contact us for more information<\/a> on signing up for a language school, applying for a student visa<\/a>, and if you’d like to take part in one of our study trips<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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