Word Meaning 顔見知り

かおみしり kaomishiri

顔見知り is read as かおみしり (kaomishiri) and means acquaintance.

Meaning

English

  1. acquaintance

Reading

Kana

かおみしり

Romaji

kaomishiri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 見ず知らず Rank 15081 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

顔見せ

かおみせ

December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

顔が見える

かおがみえる

identifiable

顔を見せる

かおをみせる

to make an appearance

場所見知り

ばしょみしり

having a hard time getting used to unfamiliar places (of children)

顔見世狂言

かおみせきょうげん

December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

人見知り

ひとみしり

shyness

知らん顔

しらんかお

unconcerned air

物知り顔

ものしりがお

a knowing look

親の顔が見たい

おやのかおがみたい

what parents would bring up a kid like this?

知らぬ顔

しらぬかお

unconcerned air

Example Sentences

3

Everyone knows each other.

It happened that I knew her by sight.

I know him by sight, but I have never actually spoken to him.