noun
Refers to facial hair on the cheeks, specifically sideburns or whiskers. Not a general term for beard.
彼は頬髭を伸ばしている。
He is growing sideburns.
その俳優は長い頬髭が特徴的だ。
The actor is known for his long sideburns.
Rare variant using 髯 instead of 髭.
Compound of 頬 (hō, 'cheek') and 髭 (hige, 'facial hair'). The reading ほお is a common variant of ほほ.