Word Meaning 閻魔顔

えんまがお emmagao

閻魔顔 is read as えんまがお (emmagao) and means devilish face.

Meaning

English

  1. devilish face
  2. diabolical face

Reading

Kana

えんまがお

Romaji

emmagao

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Antonyms 恵比須顔 Rank 158326 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔

かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお

people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

閻魔大王

えんまだいおう

Yama

閻魔天

えんまてん

Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

閻魔王

えんまおう

Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

閻魔の庁

えんまのちょう

judgment seat of Yama (judgement)

閻魔帳

えんまちょう

teacher's mark or grade book

閻魔堂

えんまどう

temple hall dedicated to Yama

閻魔

えんま

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

閻魔蟋蟀

えんまこおろぎ

Oriental garden cricket

閻魔羅闍

えんまらじゃ

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)

素顔

すがお

face with no make-up

かお

face

Example Sentences

1

One is happy when borrowing something, but upset when the time comes to return it.