地蔵顔

じぞうがお

Meanings

1. Noun gentle and round face; cheerful face (literally: face like the Bodhisattva Jizō) See also: 地蔵 (じぞう).

Kanji

• 地 land. Read as ジ.
• 蔵 stow. Read as ゾウ.
• 顔 face. Read as かお.

Example sentences

• 借りる時の地蔵顔、返す時の閻魔顔。
  A person will have the face of an angel when borrowing something, but the face of the devil when returning it.

Words containing 地蔵顔

• 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔 (かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお) people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

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