横顔|よこがおyokogao[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounprofile; face in profile; face seen from the side
    その肖像画しょうぞうがは美人びじんの横顔よこがおを描えがいている。↗
    The portrait shows the profile of a beautiful woman.
  2. noun(personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymプロフィールNeutralA loanword for a personal profile or data, also a side view of the face; centers on the biographical profile.
  • Synonym横ぞっぽうCasualMeans a face in profile; dialectal and colloquial with an old-fashioned flavor, rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Synonym横ずっぽうCasualA variant of 「横ぞっぽう」 meaning a face in profile; dialectal and used less often.
  • Related輪郭りんかくNeutralRefers to the outer contour lines of an object or the outline of a matter; centers on the contour line, not specifically a face seen from the side.
  • Related半面像NeutralMeans a profile portrait; used mainly of portraits and sculpture, leaning toward art terminology.
  • Antonym正面顔NeutralAn antonym: the face seen from the front, the opposite of the side-view 「横顔」.
  • Antonym正顔NeutralAn antonym: the full face viewed from the front, the opposite of the side-view 「横顔」.

Use 「横顔」 for a face seen from the side or a little-known side of a person, as in 「横顔が美しい」 or 「首相の横顔」. For a personal profile say 「プロフィール」, for outer contour lines 「輪郭」, and for a face from the front 「正面顔」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 側面そくめんから見みた顔かお。
  2. あまり知しられていない一面いちめん。プロフィール。
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