Meaning of 相貌(そうぼう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 相貌

Kana Reading そうぼう

Romaji sōbō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

looks; features

Examples of 相貌, そうぼう in a sentence

う～む、相貌から判断するに上海からか。

Hrmmm, to judge from their looks they might be from Shanghai.
日本人離れしたこの美しい相貌からもわかるように、優奈は実は生粋の日本人じゃない。西洋人をおばあちゃんに持つ、クォーターだったりする。

As you can also tell from these beautiful, far from Japanese, looks, Yuna is not pure-blood Japanese. She's a quarter-blood with a westerner as grandmother.

Related Kanji

相 JLPT 3

9 strokes

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: あい-

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貌

14 strokes

form, appearance, countenance

On'Yomi: ボウ, バク

Kun'Yomi: かたち, かたどる

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