Word Meaning 顔面蒼白

がんめんそうはく gammensouhaku

顔面蒼白 is read as がんめんそうはく (gammensouhaku) and means one's face turning pale (ashen).

Meaning

English

  1. one's face turning pale (ashen)
  2. the color being drained from one's face

Reading

Kana

がんめんそうはく

Romaji

gammensouhaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 顔面紅潮 Yojijukugo Rank 118560 Priority S

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顔面紅潮

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顔面潮紅

がんめんちょうこう

hot flush

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かめんのこくはく

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蒼白

そうはく

pale

顔面

がんめん

face (of person)

顔面骨

がんめんこつ

facial bone

顔面神経

がんめんしんけい

facial nerve

顔面痙攣

がんめんけいれん

facial spasm

顔面神経麻痺

がんめんしんけいまひ

facial paralysis

面白

おもしろ

amusing

Example Sentences

4

You are as white as a sheet.

Shoichi's face turned pale.

The colour drained from her face at the news of the traffic accident.

Today, the managing director came in carrying a computer. Well, I was surprised and asked, "Can I help you with anything?", and he said, "My computer stopped working, so I called, but Tanaka told me to bring it up to the 4th floor, so here I am." Everyone turned pale. Well, needless to say, our boss gave Tanaka a real going-over. It couldn't be helped. It could've been any one of us though, so I thought, "I better be careful."