sulky look; pout; sullen face
Describes a facial expression of displeasure or sulkiness, often with puffed-out cheeks. Commonly used in the phrase ふくれっ面をする.
The scolded child left the room with a sulky look.
She sat there pouting without saying a word.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Alternate kanji for ふくれ; less common than ふくれっ面.
Rarely used kanji form.
Compound of ふくれ (continuative form of ふくれる 'to swell, to pout') + っ (emphatic gemination) + 面 (つら 'face'). The geminated form adds colloquial emphasis.