How to say “face” in Japanese | 顔 (かお、kao)

27.09.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「顔 (かお、kao)」means “face.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word顔
Hiraganaかお
Romaji Readingkao
English Meaningface

If you are our private lesson or “Daily Japanese Mail Support” member, please show us your Japanese. We have seen many learners who use and pronounce unnatural Japanese, even though they have graduated from a Japanese language school. We want learners to have correct Japanese skills. If you become our member, we will analyze and improve your Japanese.

Japanese private online lesson

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

Our main YouTube channel: Ichiyo’s Japanese YouTube Channel
Our sub-YouTube Channel (Japanese vocabulary videos): Ichiyo’s Subchannel

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentenceその人ひとの顔かおが思おもい出だせない。
Romaji ReadingSono hito no kao ga omoidasenai.
English MeaningI can’t remember the person’s face. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentenceその人の顔が思い出せません。
Romaji ReadingSono hito no kao ga omoidasemasen.
English MeaningI can’t remember the person’s face. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence美び術じゅつの授業じゅぎょうで自じ分ぶんの顔かおを描かいた。
Romaji ReadingBijutsu no jugyō de jibun no kao o kaita.
English MeaningI drew my own face in art class. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence美術の授業で自分の顔を描きました。
Romaji ReadingBijutsu no jugyō de jibun no kao o kakimashita.
English MeaningI drew my own face in art class. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence顔かおに保ほ湿剤しつざいを塗ぬる。
Romaji ReadingKao ni hoshitsuzai o nuru.
English MeaningI’ll apply moisturizer to my face. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence顔に保湿剤を塗ります。
Romaji ReadingKao ni hoshitsuzai o nurimasu.
English MeaningI’ll apply moisturizer to my face. (Polite Form)
To Have Correct Japanese Language Skills

We teach Japanese to non-native Japanese learners. Judging from our experience, 90% of Japanese learners use incorrect Japanese and often speak rudely, even though they have lived in Japan for many years.

Therefore, we created two services. One is our “private Japanese conversation lesson” and the other is the “Daily Japanese Mail Support” service.

In the “private Japanese conversation lesson,” you can talk with a native Japanese teacher. Let us practice conversation together!

private Japanese conversation lesson

In the “Daily Japanese Mail Support" service, we will check your Japanese using email daily. Please show us the Japanese sentences that you wrote, your pronunciations, your handwritten Japanese characters, and so on. You can also ask us questions about Japanese.

Daily Japanese Mail Support

If you are a member of our private lesson or “Daily Japanese Mail Support,” we can check and correct your Japanese every day.

The details are on our website: https://ichiwebsite.com/

Body parts
Ichiyo's Japanese Learning Site