form, appearance, countenance
On'yomi (音読み)
- ボウ
- バク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かたち
- かたどる
About this kanji
The kanji 「貌」 primarily means 'appearance' or 'form' and is often used in nouns related to how something looks. It can also be found in a few interesting compounds. For example, 変貌 (へんぼう) means 'transfiguration', referring to a significant change in appearance, while 美貌 (びぼう) denotes a 'beautiful face'. Another example is 風貌 (ふうぼう), which describes a person's overall appearance or demeanor. You might notice that this kanji is not as commonly used in everyday conversation but can often be found in literature or more formal contexts discussing someone's looks or the nature of things.
Example sentences
彼女は美しい貌を持っている。
She has a beautiful appearance.
Meanings across languages
- English
- form, appearance, countenance
- Tiếng Việt
- hình dáng
- 日本語
- 貌
- 한국어
- 모습
- 中文
- 貌
- id
- penampilan
- th
- รูปลักษณ์
- es
- apariencia
- fr
- apparence
- de
- Aussehen
- pt
- forma
Common compounds
- 変貌へんぼうtransfiguration, transformation, change of appearance
- 全貌ぜんぼうfull view, total picture, whole story
- 美貌びぼうbeautiful face, good looks, beauty
- 風貌ふうぼう(a person's) appearance, looks
- 体貌たいぼうappearance
- 容貌ようぼうlooks, features, (personal) appearance
- 相貌そうぼうlooks, features
- 外貌がいぼうoutward appearance
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