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Dictionary: “頬”

頬

ほお

cheek (of the face)

Example sentence

Hot tears ran down her cheeks.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

頬
On
きょう
Kun
ほお;ほほ
Stroke count
15

・cheeks

・jaw

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Related words to 頬

49 related words

頬っぺた

ほっぺた

→

cheek

頬

ほほ

→

cheek (of the face)

頬杖

ほおづえ

→

resting one's chin in one's hands

頬張る

ほおばる

→

to stuff one's cheeks;to fill one's mouth (with food)

頬白鮫

ほおじろざめ

→

great white shark;white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)

頬を紅潮させる

ほおをこうちょうさせる

→

to blush;to have flushed cheeks

頬髭

ほおひげ

→

whiskers;sideburns;sideboards

頬肉

ほほにく

→

cheek meat

頬白鴨

ほおじろがも

→

common goldeneye (species of duck, Bucephala clangula)

頬染め

ほおぞめ

→

red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)

頬側

きょうそく

→

buccal

頬紅

ほおべに

→

cheek rouge;blusher;blush

頬を染める

ほおをそめる

→

to blush

頬杖をつく

ほおづえをつく

→

to rest one's chin in one's hands

頬骨

ほおぼね

→

cheekbone;zygomatic bone;malar bone

頬袋

ほおぶくろ

→

cheek pouch

頬ずり

ほおずり

→

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection);pressing cheeks together

頬っ被り

ほっかむり

→

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.;tying a cloth around one's head

頬被り

ほおかぶり

→

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.;tying a cloth around one's head

頬白

ほおじろ

→

meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

頬の削げた

ほおのそげた

→

hollow-cheeked

頬を張る

ほおをはる

→

to slap (someone) in the face

頬が緩む

ほおがゆるむ

→

to grin

頬染める

ほおそめる

→

to blush

頬桁

ほおげた

→

cheekbone

頬筋

きょうきん

→

buccinator muscle

頬白

ほおじろ

→

great white shark;white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)

頬杖

ほおづえ

→

brace (in construction);angle brace

頬っ被り

ほっかむり

→

feigning ignorance;shutting one's eyes (to)

頬被り

ほおかぶり

→

feigning ignorance;shutting one's eyes (to)

頬

つら

→

face;mug

頬づえをつく

ほおづえをつく

→

to rest one's chin in one's hands

頬嚢

ほおぶくろ

→

cheek pouch

頬っぺたが落ちる

ほっぺたがおちる

→

to think something is delicious;to think something is scrumptious

頬擦り

ほおずり

→

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection);pressing cheeks together

頬白鮫

ほほじろざめ

→

great white shark;white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)

頬被り

ほおかむり

→

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.;tying a cloth around one's head

頬白

ほほじろ

→

meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

頬っ被り

ほっかぶり

→

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.;tying a cloth around one's head

頬染める

ほほそめる

→

to blush

頬肉

ほおにく

→

cheek meat

頬の殺げた

ほおのそげた

→

hollow-cheeked

頬ひげ

ほおひげ

→

whiskers;sideburns;sideboards

頬骨

きょうこつ

→

cheekbone;zygomatic bone;malar bone

頬が緩む

ほほがゆるむ

→

to grin

頬を染める

ほほをそめる

→

to blush

頬

つら

→

surface

頬っ被り

ほっかぶり

→

feigning ignorance;shutting one's eyes (to)

頬被り

ほおかむり

→

feigning ignorance;shutting one's eyes (to)