面持ち

おももち

Also written 面もち, 面持

Meanings

1. Noun expression; look; countenance; face

Kanji

• 面 face. Read as おも.
• 持 hold. Read as もち.

Example sentences

• 彼女は消沈した面持ちで部屋を出ていった。
  She went out of the room with downcast eyes.
• トムは４階の自宅から、隣の川土手が崩れていくのを不安げな面持ちで見つめていた。
  From his fourth-story apartment, Tom eyed the collapsing river bank next door with an uneasy look on his face.

Common phrases

• 神妙な面持ち
• 沈痛な面持ち

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