- 笑顔【えがお】 - smiling face, smile 
- 顔色【かおいろ】 - complexion, one's colour, one's color, countenance, expression, one's face 
- 素顔【すがお】 - face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety 
- 横顔【よこがお】 - profile, face in profile, face seen from the side, (personal) profile, (biographical) sketch, outline (of someone's life) 
- 朝顔【あさがお】 - Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil), picotee morning glory, ivy morning glory, funnel-shaped object, bell (e.g. of a trumpet), funnel-shaped urinal, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) 
- 顔立ち【かおだち】 - looks, features 
- 寝顔【ねがお】 - sleeping face 
- 新顔【しんがお】 - newcomer, new face 
- 知らん顔【しらんかお】 - feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, pretending not to recognize (someone), ignoring, unconcerned air, indifference, nonchalance 
- 似顔【にがお】 - portrait, likeness 
- 童顔【どうがん】 - child's face, childlike face, boyish face, baby face 
- 顔ぶれ【かおぶれ】 - personnel, members, lineup (of a team), roster, cast (of a play), announcement of next day's match-ups 
- 顔合わせ【かおあわせ】 - meeting together, introduction, costarring, appearing together, being matched, facing off 
- 澄まし顔【すましがお】 - composed expression, clear face 
- 顔面【がんめん】 - face (of person) 
- 顔見知り【かおみしり】 - acquaintance 
- 顔負け【かおまけ】 - being put to shame, being outshone, being eclipsed, feeling embarrassed 
- 真顔【まがお】 - serious look (on one's face), straight face 
- 晴れやかな笑顔【はれやかなえがお】 - beaming smile 
- 顔料【がんりょう】 - pigment, paint, colour, color