Face - Ganmen

Japanese: 顔面 - がんめん
Face - Ganmen
〘noun〙① The surface of the face. Kao (face). ※Sanyo Shisho (1833), chapter 16, New Year's Eve "A sick and immortal old face, and also a look with the plum blossoms." ② To behave in a way that pleases others. To flatter. Also, that person. ※Ryoshu Kai (701), Monks and Nuns, "Ancient records say: <abbreviated> The face. It is a kind of slang for the two parties."

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 顔の表面。かお。おもて。※山陽詩鈔(1833)一六・除夜「一病不死旧顔面、又与梅花重相見」② 人の気にいるようにふるまうこと。へつらい。また、その者。※令集解(701)僧尼「古記云。〈略〉顔面。謂阿党一種俗語也」

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