Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
しかめっ面
English translation:
(a) frown, grimace, scowl
Japanese term
めっ面
「...そこに見られる黙ってしかめっ面をしていて、ときどきぽつんぽつんとへんなことを言う土地神のしぐさのなかに...」
2 | scowl | cinefil |
5 +1 | grimace, sulky face | Tina Wooden |
4 | frown | Yasu Hosomatsu |
FYR | Yasutomo Kanazawa |
Feb 17, 2010 00:33: Roddy Stegemann changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/30853">Roddy Stegemann's</a> old entry - "しかめっ面"" to ""(a) frown, grimace, scowl""
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Proposed translations
scowl
http://insidestoryflashcards.com/printable_flashcards/index....
しかめっつら 顰めっ面
しかめっ面をする frown [scowl] 《at, on》; knit one's brows; grimace 《at》; make grimaces [a wry face]
しかめっ面をして with a frown [grimace]; with knitted brows.
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/顰めっ面
grimace, sulky face
It means to contort one's face in an expression of distaste or displeasure.
Discussion
しかめた顔。渋面。「—をする」
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