容貌

ようぼう

Meanings

1. Noun looks; features; (personal) appearance

Kanji

• 容 contain. Read as ヨウ.
• 貌 looks. Read as ボウ.

Example sentences

• 重要なのは彼女の容貌でなく能力である。
  It is not her looks that is important but her ability.
• 少年は容貌が父親に微かに似ていた。
  The boy faintly resembled his father in appearance.
• 男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。
  A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.
• 彼女は自分の容貌を気にしている。
  She is sensitive about her looks.
• 彼女は自分の容貌を自慢している。
  She takes pride in her looks.

Words containing 容貌

• 容貌魁偉 (ようぼうかいい) (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
• 容貌端正 (ようぼうたんせい) having handsome and clean-cut features

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