Word Meaning 頬張る

ほおばる hoobaru

頬張る is read as ほおばる (hoobaru) and means to stuff one's cheeks.

Meaning

English

to stuff one's cheeks
to fill one's mouth (with food)

Reading

Kana

ほおばる

Romaji

hoobaru

Writing Variants

頬張る ほうばる houbaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 136907 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頬

ほお

cheek (of the face)

頬

つら

cheek meat

頬っぺた

ほっぺた

cheek

威張る

いばる

to put on airs

張る

はる

to be expensive

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

踏ん張る

ふんばる

to brace one's legs

頑張る

がんばる

to insist that

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits

見張る

みはる

to open (one's eyes) wide

突っ張る

つっぱる

to thrust (one's opponent)

欲張る

よくばる

to be greedy