渋面|じゅうめんjuumen[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivegrimace; sullen face
   彼かれは渋面じゅうめんを作つくり、教師きょうしの話はなしを聞きいていた。↗

   He made a sour face, and listened to what his teacher had to say.

• Synonymしかめっ面しかめっつらCasualColloquial: frowning or scowling in displeasure. Common in everyday speech, whereas 「渋面」 is a written Sino-Japanese word.
• Synonymしかめ面しかめづらNeutralThe standard form of 「しかめっ面」, with the same meaning, but leaning toward written use.
• Synonym渋っ面CasualA colloquial variant of 「渋面」 meaning a sullen face, but little used; in daily conversation 「しかめっ面」 is the usual choice.
• Antonym笑顔えがおNeutralAntonym: a smiling face, the opposite of a sullen 「渋面」, as in 「笑顔で迎える」.

For a sullen, reluctant expression, written prose uses 「渋面」, as in 「渋面を作る」; in speech say 「しかめっ面」. 「渋っ面」 is a rarer colloquial variant of 「渋面」; 「しかめ面」 is the standard, more written form of 「しかめっ面」; 「笑顔」 is the opposite — a smile.

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1. 不愉快ふゆかいな顔かおつき。苦々にがにがしい表情ひょうじょう。