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    3. 顔見せ

    顔見せ

    顔かお見みせ​

    making one's debut

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    顔見世

    かおみせ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    making one's debut, making one's first appearance
    2.
    (just) showing one's face, showing up
    3.
    introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors)
    4.
    December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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    Characters that make up this word

    顔
    かお…(1)
    face・expression
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    せ
    se
    Kana
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