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    3. 頬

    頬

    頬ほお

    cheeks

    KMT10Freq #2424Medicine & HealthFashion & BeautyKanji15 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ほおほほ

    On'yomi

    キョウ

    cheeksjaw

    夾頁

    二
    大
    人
    頁
    目
    貝
    八

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    頑顔願頚顕項頃顧狭鋏

    Concepts using this kanji

    頬っぺた

    cheek

    頬

    cheek (of the face)

    深山頬白

    yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)

    頬黒守宮

    common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

    頬側

    buccal

    頬白

    meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

    狐の子は頬白

    like father, like son

    面頬

    face guard

    雪頬白

    snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

    頬を張る

    to slap (someone) in the face

    頬張る

    to stuff one's cheeks

    頬っ被り

    covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.

    頬被り

    covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.

    頬筋

    buccinator muscle

    頬の削げた

    hollow-cheeked

    頬染め

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

    頬を染める

    to blush

    頬染める

    to blush

    豊頬

    plump cheeks

    双頬

    both cheeks

    頬肉

    cheek meat

    頬白鴨

    common goldeneye (species of duck, Bucephala clangula)

    頬骨

    cheekbone

    銀頬蜜吸

    little wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

    頬袋

    cheek pouch

    頬が緩む

    to grin

    頬を紅潮させる

    to blush

    頬白鮫

    great white shark

    頬紅

    cheek rouge

    黄帯頬長雀蜂

    median wasp (Dolichovespula media)

    頬桁

    cheekbone

    猿頬貝

    Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

    猿頬

    cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)

    頬髭

    whiskers

    信濃頬髭蝙蝠

    Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi)

    頬杖をつく

    to rest one's chin in one's hands

    頬杖

    resting one's chin in one's hands

    頬をつねる

    to pinch someone's cheek

    頬っぺ

    cheek

    頬ずり

    rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 二
    • 人
    • 八
    • 大
    • 目
    • 貝
    • 頁

    is_used_in

    • 頬っぺ
    • 頬っぺた
    • 頬紅
    • 頬骨
    • 頬髭
    • 頬
    • 頬杖をつく
    • 頬被り
    • 頬杖
    • 頬桁
    • 頬ずり
    • 頬張る
    • 頬を染める
    • 面頬
    • 頬白
    • 頬染める
    • 頬の削げた
    • 頬白鮫
    • 頬白鴨
    • 深山頬白
    • 頬筋
    • 銀頬蜜吸
    • 豊頬
    • 黄帯頬長雀蜂
    • 狐の子は頬白
    • 双頬
    • 雪頬白
    • 頬袋
    • 頬側
    • 信濃頬髭蝙蝠
    • 猿頬貝
    • 猿頬
    • 頬を紅潮させる
    • 頬肉
    • 頬っ被り
    • 頬が緩む
    • 頬染め
    • 頬を張る
    • 頬黒守宮
    • 頬をつねる

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    • 鋏

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