Kanji 頬 Words: Meanings and Readings

頬

つら

cheek meat

頰

ほお

cheek (of the face)

ほほ笑む

ほおえむ

to smile

頬っ辺

ほっぺた

cheek

ほお紅

ほおべに

cheek rouge

ほっぺたが落ちる

ほっぺたがおちる

to think something is delicious

猿頬

さるぼお

Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

猿頬貝

さるぼうがい

Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

黄帯頬長雀蜂

きおびほおながすずめばち

median wasp (Dolichovespula media)

画眉鳥

ほおじろ

meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

銀頬蜜吸

ぎんほおみつすい

little wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

狐の子は頬白

きつねのこはつらじろ

like father, like son

信濃頬髭蝙蝠

しなのほおひげこうもり

Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi)

深山頬白

みやまほおじろ

yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)

雪頬白

ゆきほおじろ

snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

双頬

そうきょう

both cheeks

微笑ましい

ほほえましい

heartwarming

微笑み

ほおえみ

smile

豊頬

ほうきょう

plump cheeks

頬かぶり

ほおかぶり

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.

頬がゆるむ

ほおがゆるむ

to grin

頬ずり

ほおずり

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection)

頬づえをつく

ほおづえをつく

to rest one's chin in one's hands

頬っぺ

ほっぺ

cheek

頬っ被り

ほっかぶり

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.

頬の削げた

ほおのそげた

hollow-cheeked

頬ばる

ほうばる

to stuff one's cheeks

頬を紅潮させる

ほおをこうちょうさせる

to blush

頬を染める

ほおをそめる

to blush

頬筋

きょうきん

buccinator muscle

頬桁

ほおげた

cheekbone

頬骨

きょうこつ

cheekbones

頬染め

ほおぞめ

red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)

頬染める

ほおそめる

to blush

頬側

きょうそく

buccal

頬肉

ほおにく

cheek meat

頬嚢

ほおぶくろ

cheek pouch

頬白鴨

ほおじろがも

common goldeneye (species of duck, Bucephala clangula)

頬白鮫

ほおじろざめ

great white shark

頬髭

ほおひげ

whiskers

面杖

つらづえ

resting one's chin in one's hands

面頬

めんぽお

face guard