🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

面長の鋭い顔立ちの

Pronunciation / Transliteration: omotena no surudoi kaodachi no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hatchet-faced/ˈhætʃ.ɪt.feɪst/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は鋭い顔立ちをした厳しい表情の男だった。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a thin, sharp, angular face.

    "The detective had a hatchet-faced look that made him appear perpetually stern and unyielding."
  2. 2

    Characterized by harsh or severe facial features.

    "She peered through the window with her hatchet-faced expression, scaring the local children."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'hatchet' (from Middle English 'hachett', ultimately of Germanic origin via Old French) combined with 'faced' (from Old English 'ansyn' or 'face'). Coined in the 19th century to visually compare the sharp, angular profile of a person's face to the narrow, thin blade of a hatchet.

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