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    頬

    頬ほお

    cheek (of the face)

    N3KMT10News #32+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    頰

    ほおほほ

    Noun

    1.
    cheek (of the face)

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    彼かの女じょの頬ほおは赤あかかった。

    Her cheeks were red.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    寒さむさで彼かれの頬ほおは凍こごえるように感かんじた。

    His cheeks felt frozen from the cold.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    幼おさない頃ころの記き憶おくでは、祖そ母ぼの頬ほおはいつも柔やわらかかった。

    In my childhood memories, my grandmother's cheeks were always soft.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    頬ほおの腫はれが引ひかない場ば合あいは、すぐに医い師しの診しん察さつを受うけてください。

    If the swelling in your cheek doesn't subside, please see a doctor immediately.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    母はは親おやは眠ねむっている赤あかちゃんの頬ほおにそっとキスをした。

    The mother gently kissed her sleeping baby's cheek.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    頬
    ほお・ほほ…(1)
    cheeks・jaw
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