あからがお

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
赤ら顔
赭ら顔

Etymology[edit]

Attested from the 17th century.[1] From 赤 (akara, “reddish, reddened”) +‎ 顔 (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare 赤(あか)らんだ (akaranda, “ruddy”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

あからがお • (akaragao) ←あからがほ (akaragafo)?

  1. reddened face

Usage notes[edit]

Often used in reference to a face made reddish by sunburn, drinking alcohol, or other temporary phenomenon. Compared to terms such as 赤ら少女 (akara otome “rose-complected maiden”), wherein a red hue implies beauty, あからがお has a more neutral connotation.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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