ほっぺた (hoppeta) Japanese meaning: cheek | Kotomora。
A baby's cheeks are soft.
She blushed, her cheeks turning red.
Usage patterns
ほっぺたを膨らませるto puff out one's cheeks
The child puffed out their cheeks in anger.
ほっぺたをつねるto pinch someone's cheek
Grandma pinched her grandchild's cheek.
ほっぺたが赤いto have red/rosy cheeks
The baby's cheeks are red from the cold.
ほっぺたにキスするto kiss someone on the cheek
He kissed his daughter on the cheek.
頬っ辺
rarely-used kanji form
Rare variant kanji form.
頰っ辺
rarely-used kanji form
Rare variant kanji form.
