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しかめる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しかめる.
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Usu. as 顔を〜
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
Examples
彼女のしかめた顔は、他の乙女の微笑みより遥かに美しい。
Her very frowns are fairer far than smiles of other maidens are.
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