顔面蒼白

がんめんそうはく

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

Kanji

• 顔 face. Read as ガン.
• 面 face. Read as メン.
• 蒼 blue; pale. Read as ソウ.
• 白 white. Read as ハク.

Example sentences

• 君、顔面蒼白だよ。
  You are as white as a sheet.
• 交通事故のニュースに彼女は顔面蒼白となった。
  The colour drained from her face at the news of the traffic accident.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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