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顔面蒼白 Pale Face

顔面蒼白
face becoming white or pale because of a sudden fear or shock


The word:

Closer look at the kanji:

B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced

顔面蒼白
(ganmen (face) souhaku (pale, blue & white))
face becoming white or pale because of a sudden fear or shock

kao, gan face
men face, surface
sou pale, blue
haku white

笑顔 e gao - smiling face (smiling) [B]
似顔 ni gao - portrait, likeness [I]
仮面 ka men - mask [B]
面白い omo shiroi - interesting [B]
白熊 shiro kuma - polar (white) bear [B]


The lizard is no match for the muscular bear...

SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラは熊のプーさんの筋肉を見て、顔面蒼白になった。
gojira wa kuma no pu-san no kinniku wo mite, ganmensouhaku ni natta.

Upon seeing Winnie the Poohs muscles, Godzillas face paled.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラ gojira - Godzilla The Japanese gojira comes from gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)
熊のプーさん kuma no pu-san - Winnie the Pooh
筋肉 kin niku - muscles
見て mite - see and... from: 見る miru - to see
になった ni natta - became a form of なる naru to become


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