頬

Meaning

頬 centers on the fleshy sides of the face: the cheeks and the jaw area. It refers to the soft, rounded parts of the lower face.

• 頬ほお
  N3

  cheek (of the face)

• 頬張るほおばる

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

• 頬っぺたほっぺた
  N1

  cheek

• 頬骨ほおぼね

  cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone

• 頬白ほおじろ

  meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

• 頬白鮫ほおじろざめ

  great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)

• 頬ずりほおずり

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

• 頬杖ほおづえ

  resting one's chin in one's hands

• 両頬りょうほお

  both cheeks

• 信濃頬髭蝙蝠しなのほおひげこうもり

  Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi); Hosono's myotis

• 双頬そうきょう

  both cheeks

• 小頬骨筋しょうきょうこつきん

  zygomaticus minor muscle

• 深山頬白みやまほおじろ

  yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)

• 狐の子は頬白きつねのこはつらじろ

  like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks

• 猿頬さるぼお

  cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)

• 猿頬貝さるぼうがい

  Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

• 豊頬ほうきょう

  plump cheeks; attractive cheeks

• 銀頬蜜吸ぎんほおみつすい

  little wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

• 雪頬白ゆきほおじろ

  snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

• 面頬めんぽお

  face guard; visor

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