容貌

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 容貌 is read as ようぼう and is a formal noun for a person’s appearance or features, especially the face.
• Basic usage: A gentle appearance appears in 穏やかな容貌, while comparison appears in 容貌より話し方.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A person’s outward features
  • It denotes a person’s face and outward appearance, not their personality or manner of speaking itself.
• Difference from 外見
  • 外見 broadly covers outward appearance of people or things; 容貌 is a more literary term centered on a person’s facial features.