顔 Face

Radical Combination

• 立

  Stand
• 厂

  Cliff
• 彡

  Hair
• 頁

  Geoduck

Meaning

Primary

Face

Mnemonic

You stand on a cliff, a hair's breadth away from the edge, when out of nowhere a geoduck slaps you in the face. The force makes you back away from the edge of the cliff, and your face is all slimy from the geoduck's residue.

Hints

Imagine being slapped in the face with a geoduck — a sharp hot pain, which then mingles with the cold geoduck residue left behind on your face. It's a strange, contradictory sensation.

Readings

On’yomi

がん

Kun’yomi

かお

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

But where did that geoduck come from? As you turn from the cliff edge, you find yourself face-to-face with a cow (かお). This cow is the one who hit you in the face with a geoduck. You don't know why, but something about your face has upset the cow.

Hints

Cows are big animals. So you probably got hit in the face with that geoduck pretty hard. Imagine the lingering pain, and how indignant you'd feel. Imagine getting in that cow's face and demanding an explanation.