毛穴

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 毛穴 is read as けあな and is a noun for a pore, a small opening visible on the surface of the skin.
• Basic usage: Visible pores on the nose appear in 鼻の毛穴が目立つ, while sweat emerging through skin pores appears in 汗が皮膚の毛穴から出る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A pore on the skin’s surface
  • It denotes a small opening visible on the skin rather than the hair itself and can refer collectively to multiple pores.
• Difference from 毛
  • Unlike the word for hair on the skin, this term denotes a pore on the skin’s surface.