顔
かお · kao · JLPT N5 · noun
face
😀 kao sounds like cow: a cow shoves its big face right up to yours
Kao rhymes with cow. Link the sound to the meaning: a curious cow always leads with its face. The kanji 顔 ends in 頁, the head component found in many head-related characters like 頭 (head) and 額 (forehead).