face

(stand up) + (cliff) + (hair) + (headright) Same-ON
★★★★★
18 strokes
This is an odd kanji because, although it has a bunch of jukugo, it uses the KUN in all of them!

Onyomi

Mnemonic

You stand on a cliff, the hair from your head blowing into your face.

Kunyomi

かお face
★★★★★

Jukugo

xxx 顔をした(かおをした)

facial expression ★★★★☆

"She made a sour face" = sour顔をした。 "He made a mad face"= mad顔をした。

笑顔(えがお)

smiling face ★★★☆☆ FP
(laugh) + (face) = 笑顔 (smiling face)

似顔絵(にがおえ)

portrait ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN
(resemble) + (face) + (picture) = 似顔絵 (portrait)

横顔(よこがお)

face in profile ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
(side / arrogant) + (face) = 横顔 (face in profile)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
head BEAN
face HAIR
territory COMMAND
beseech HIGH PLAIN

Your head looks like a BEAN,

but your face has beard HAIR on it.

I COMMAND my territory,

but you beseech me to keep my army off the HIGH PLAINS.