Illustration: At a family breakfast table, an adult has just bitten into an unexpectedly sour umeboshi. Their entire face contracts: eyes squeeze nearly shut, the nose wrinkles, cheeks draw inward, and lips bunch tightly around the tiny bite.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

しかめる

shikameru

to scrunch up one’s face

Usually used with 顔. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは当惑とうわくして顔かおをしかめた。

    He frowned in puzzlement.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは犬いぬを見みると顔かおを顰しかめた。

    She made a face when she saw a dog.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょがなぜ彼かれに顔かおをしかめたのか分わからなかった。

    I couldn’t understand why she frowned at him.

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