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頬

ほほ

cheek (of face)

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Examples

  1. 寒くて頬が赤くなりました。

    さむくてほほがあかくなりました。

    It was cold and my cheeks turned red.

  2. 熱い涙が彼女の頬を伝った。

    あついなみだがかのじょのほほをつたった。

    Hot tears ran down her cheeks.

  3. 赤ちゃんの頬はやわらかくて、さわると気持ちがいいです。

    あかちゃんのほほはやわらかくて、さわるときもちがいいです。

    A baby's cheeks are soft, and it feels lovely to touch them.

Common patterns

頬が赤くなる
for one's cheeks to go red
頬を伝う
(tears) to run down one's cheek
頬に触れる
to touch someone's cheek

Memory tip

Also read ほお; ほっぺた is the warm, childish version. The right-hand part 頁 is the "head" element you also see in 顔 and 頭, so the kanji marks a part of the face.

Kanji in this word

  • 頬Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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