Word Meaning 頬白

ほおじろ hoojiro

頬白 is read as ほおじろ (hoojiro) and means meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides).

Meaning

English

  1. meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
  2. great white shark
  3. white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)

Reading

Kana

ほおじろ

Romaji

hoojiro

Writing Variants

  • 黄道眉 ほおじろ hoojiro
  • 黄道眉 ほほじろ hohojiro
  • 画眉鳥 ほおじろ hoojiro
  • 画眉鳥 ほほじろ hohojiro
  • 頬白 ほほじろ hohojiro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 132027 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

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

狐の子は頬白

きつねのこはつらじろ

like father, like son

つら

cheek meat

ほお

cheek (of the face)

潔白

けっぱく

innocence

漂白

ひょうはく

blanching

独白

どくはく

talking to oneself

道徳的空白

どうとくてきくうはく

moral vacuum