Ahegao - Meaning in Japanese - アヘ顔

Generally speaking, ahegao is an expression which shows a lot of euphoria and usually combines rolled up eyes with an open, panting mouth. There are many diverse variations of this, but that's pretty much the core of it.

Peace signs have nothing to do with ahegao, but they just usually appear together. In Japanese, piisu ピース, "peace," can refer to the peace sign, so daburu piisu ダブルピース, "double piece," refers to the pose with two peace signs, one in each hand. Sometimes they are called vi

Note that ahegao アヘ顔 shouldn't be confused with

Usage

Although ahegao is popularly known for appearing in , porn manga and

Since it's just a facial expression, real-life people can do it too. However, because the expression is weird as fuck unnatural, if that happens it's deliberate because it's a meme, and not because people just naturally ahegao in reaction to something the same way they laugh in reaction to a joke.

Kanji of ahegao & Its Meaning

The word ahegao is a compound of ahe アヘ with the word kao 顔, which means "face."

kao because it's a very common word, then this might sound weird to you because kao starts with ka, not with ga. So how come the word kao becomes gao in ahegao? Well, that's because of an effect known as rendaku turned ka into ga.

If you're already familiar with the wordbecause it's a very common word, then this might sound weird to you becausestarts with, not with. So how come the wordbecomesin? Well, that's because of an effect known as rendaku 連濁 which affects the pronunciation of morphemes in compound words, in this case,turnedinto

ahe アヘ part isn't written with kanji like kao 顔 is, but with katakana (see aheahe アヘアヘ, which refers to a panting sound. If 1 ahe = 1 *pant*, then aheahe = *pant pant* or something like that. It's onomatopoeic.

If aheahe アヘアヘ sounds like a weird panting to you, know that there are other onomatopoeia in for panting in Japanese. Like haahaa はぁはぁ, heahea ヘアヘア, etc. It's just like "ha," "haa," haahah" etc.  can be interpreted as different panting sounds in English.

Theアヘ part isn't written with kanji like顔 is, but with katakana (see Japanese Alphabets ). It's an abbreviation ofアヘアヘ, which refers to a panting sound. If 1= 1 *pant*, then= *pant pant* or something like that. It's onomatopoeic.Ifアヘアヘ sounds like a weird panting to you, know that there are other onomatopoeia in for panting in Japanese. Likeはぁはぁ,ヘアヘア, etc. It's just like "ha," "haa," haahah" etc. can be interpreted as different panting sounds in English.

Combine the two to form ahegao and you have something like "panting face" or "panting (facial) expression."

ahegao (in a sense) in the Japanese language and which are anime-related. For example, tsuntsun ツンツン with deredere デレデレ.

There are many words similar to(in a sense) in the Japanese language and which are anime-related. For example, tsundere ツンデレ combinesツンツン withデレデレ.

Generally speaking,is an expression which shows a lot of euphoria and usually combines rolled up eyes with an open, panting mouth. There are many diverse variations of this, but that's pretty much the core of it.Peace signs have nothing to do with, but they just usually appear together. In Japanese,ピース, "peace," can refer to the peace sign, soダブルピース, "double piece," refers to the pose with two peace signs, one in each hand. Sometimes they are called ヴ ィ instead, because they are V-signs.Note thatアヘ顔 shouldn't be confused with ahoge アホ毛 . Although they sound the same they are not the same thing at all.Althoughis popularly known for appearing in, porn manga and doujins 同人 , it isn't really exclusive to that. (mostly because it gets parodied in non-adult works.)Since it's just a facial expression, real-life people can do it too. However, because the expression isunnatural, if that happens it's deliberate because it's a meme, and not because people just naturallyin reaction to something the same way they laugh in reaction to a joke.