容姿|ようしyoushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
   彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの容姿ようしについては、思い違おもいちがいはしていなかった。↗

   She had no illusions about her looks.

• Synonym格好かっこうCasualColloquial word for how one looks and is dressed; also 'looking cool' as in 「格好いい」. Covers dress and bearing, while 「容姿」 is about face and figure.
• Synonym形かたちNeutralShape or form, also form as opposed to substance; the broadest of these words and not tied to a person's looks.
• Synonym姿すがたNeutralA person's figure, bearing or appearance, and states or conditions too; a broad native word, not limited to looks.
• Synonym外見がいけんNeutralOutward appearance or looks, of people and things alike; stresses what is seen from the outside.
• Synonym見かけみかけCasualHow someone or something looks on the surface, as in 「人は見かけによらない」; stresses surface impressions. Colloquial.
• Synonym外観がいかんNeutralThe outward look of buildings and objects; rarely said of people.
• Synonym体ていNeutralAppearance or air, often in 「体よく」 or as 「てい」; stresses surface form and presentability.
• SynonymざまCasualA sorry state or plight, as in 「ざまを見ろ」; carries a mocking, abusive tone. Colloquial.
• Synonym形姿なりすがたNeutralOverall appearance with emphasis on clothing and dress; uncommon.
• Synonym形貌けいぼうWrittenA person's looks, face and figure; written and rather rare.
• Related外形がいけいNeutralExternal form, set against inner content; mostly the outline of objects rather than a person's looks.
• Related見栄えみばえNeutralWhether something looks nice or presentable; centres on visual appeal rather than face and figure.
• Antonym内面ないめんNeutralAntonym: the inner self — mind, heart and spirit — as opposed to outward appearance.

Use 「容姿」 for a person's face and figure, as in 「容姿端麗」. For how someone is dressed say 「格好」; for looks in general, of people or things, 「外見」; for the outward look of buildings and objects, 「外観」. The opposite is 「内面」.

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1. 顔立かおだちと体からだつき。