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顔付き

かおつき

(outward) looks; features; the look on one's face; countenance

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Examples

  1. 彼は怒った顔付きで外へ出てきた。

    かれはおこったかおつきでそとへでてきた。

    He came outside with an angry look on his face.

  2. 彼女は真剣な顔付きで話を聞いていた。

    かのじょはしんけんなかおつきではなしをきいていた。

    She listened with a serious expression.

  3. 息子は父親そっくりの顔付きをしている。

    むすこはちちおやそっくりのかおつきをしている。

    The son has features just like his father's.

Common patterns

真剣な顔付き
a serious look
顔付きが変わる
one's expression changes
険しい顔付き
a grim expression

Memory tip

Covers both the permanent cast of someone's features and the look on their face at this moment. 表情 is only the momentary expression, 顔立ち only the fixed features — 顔付き straddles the two.

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