頬ほおの削そげたじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1expression, noun-modifying (irregular)hollow-cheeked; gaunt-cheekedDescribes a face with sunken cheeks, often due to thinness, age, or illness. Used prenominally.彼かれは頬ほおの削そげた老ろう人じんだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe was an old man with hollow cheeks.病びょう気きで頬ほおの削そげた顔かおになった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHis face became gaunt-cheeked due to illness.