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かお

face

Mnemonic

The head worth putting on a poster, and he catches it in the wing mirror of the car. Ka か, oh お. So that is what they were all looking at: かお.

Worth knowing

The noun, the one on your head. 向く and 向かう are the verbs, facing a way.

Built from

face
彦 fine young man + 頁 head

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