顔 face

On'yomi: ガン
Kun'yomi: かお
Strokes: 18
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

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顔 is written in 18 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A handsome lad's features printed across a whole page — the page you read first is a person's face.

A common word

顔かお face

Example sentences

朝、顔を洗います。
あさ、かおをあらいます。
I wash my face in the morning.
久しぶりに友だちの顔を見た。
ひさしぶりにともだちのかおをみた。
I saw my friend's face for the first time in ages.

Kanji that share a part

頁 is its radical. 24 kanji share it in all.

頭 head
題 topic
頂 place on the head N3
頼 trust N3
額 amount N3
類 sort N3
願 petition N3
項 clause N2