Illustration: After a summer run, a father sits on the shaded veranda of a Japanese home while his child carefully places a cool folded washcloth against the broad area above his eyebrows. He lifts his damp fringe with one hand so the cloth touches the exposed forehead directly.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

額ひたい

hitai

forehead, brow

額 is read ひたい for the forehead. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは額ひたいの汗あせを拭ぬぐった。
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
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彼かれは額ひたいに手てを当あてた。
He put his hand to his forehead.
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彼かれの額ひたいは汗あせまみれだった。
Sweat bathed his forehead.
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Kanji in 額

額forehead; tabletOnガクKunひたい

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