noun
beauty mark; mole near the mouth
A mole near the mouth, often considered attractive. The term carries a positive, aesthetic connotation.
彼女の口元の艶ぼくろが魅力的だ。
The beauty mark near her mouth is charming.
General term for a mole on the skin, without the aesthetic nuance or specific location.
Compound of 艶 (tsuya, 'luster, charm') and 黒子 (hokuro, 'mole'). The reading ぼくろ is a voiced variant of ほくろ.