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    3. 頬っぺた

    頬っぺた

    頬ほっ​ぺ​た​

    cheek

    N1KMT9CoreNounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab22 strokes

    頰っぺた頬っ辺頰っ辺

    ほっぺた

    Noun

    1.
    cheek
    colloquialword usually written using kana alone

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    赤あかちゃんの頬ほっぺたはとても柔やわらかい。

    A baby's cheeks are very soft.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthFamily & Relationships
    寒さむさで彼かれの頬ほっぺたは真まっ赤かになった。

    His cheeks turned bright red from the cold.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthWeather & GeographyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは頬ほっぺたに手てを当あて、考かんがえ込こんでいるようだった。

    She put her hand on her cheek and seemed to be deep in thought.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    緊きん張ちょうすると、私わたしの頬ほっぺたはすぐに熱 くなる。

    When I get nervous, my cheeks immediately get hot.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    孫まごが笑わらうと、ぷくぷくした頬ほっぺたがさらに可かわ愛いらしく見みえる。

    When my grandchild smiles, their chubby cheeks look even cuter.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    頬
    ほお・ほほ…(1)
    cheeks・jaw
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    ぺ
    pe
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
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