形相(ぎょうそう)

ぎょうそう
noun
look on one's face; expression; grimace
appearanceemotion
1. look on one's face; facial expression; grimace
The expression or look on someone's face, almost always used when the expression is intense, frightening, or distorted with emotion such as anger, fear, or desperation.
恐(おそ)ろしい形相(ぎょうそう)で睨(にら)まれた。
I was glared at with a terrifying expression.
彼(かれ)は鬼(おに)のような形相(ぎょうそう)で怒鳴(どな)った。
He shouted with a demonic look on his face.
必死(ひっし)の形相(ぎょうそう)で走(はし)ってくる人(ひと)を見(み)て、何(なに)かあったのかと思(おも)った。
Seeing someone running toward me with a desperate look, I wondered if something had happened.

Usage

形相(ぎょうそう) is almost exclusively used for intense, dramatic, or frightening facial expressions. It is not used for neutral or pleasant expressions — use 表情(ひょうじょう) for general facial expressions. Common modifiers include 恐(おそ)ろしい (terrifying), 鬼(おに)のような (demonic), 必死(ひっし)の (desperate), and 血走(ちばし)った (bloodshot).

Common collocations

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