blush marks on an illustrated character's cheeks
Slang used in anime/manga/illustration communities to describe the pink or red coloring on a character's cheeks to indicate blushing or embarrassment.
The blush marks on this illustration are cute.
Please teach me how to draw blush marks.
Compound of 頬 (hō, 'cheek') and 染め (some, 'dyeing' or 'coloring'), literally 'cheek coloring'. The reading ほおぞめ reflects a common colloquial pronunciation of 頬.