面相|めんそうmensou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncountenance; features; looks

• Related顔立ちかおだちNeutralNeutral word for the face one is born with — its shape and features; the everyday default, whereas 「面相」 tends to appear in negative phrases like 「ひどい面相」.
• Related目鼻立ちめはなだちNeutralRefers to the facial features themselves, as in 「目鼻立ちが整う」; it judges whether they are well-formed, while 「面相」 covers the whole face and often sounds negative.

For a person's looks, 「面相」 often carries a negative or fortune-telling flavor, as in 「悪い面相」; 「百面相」 means a range of changing expressions. Describe someone neutrally with 「顔立ち」, or their well-formed features with 「目鼻立ち」.

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1. 容貌ようぼう。顔付かおつき。