Illustration: After an afternoon snack at the kitchen table, a child has a conspicuous dab of bean paste on the soft round part of one cheek. The parent gently wipes that exact spot with the corner of a damp cloth, while the child puffs the opposite cheek in playful resistance.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

頬ほほ

hoho

cheek

Example sentences

うれし涙なみだが頬ほほを伝つたった。
Tears of joy ran down her cheeks.
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彼かれの頬ほほは真まっ赤かだった。
His cheeks were bright red.
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彼かれは彼女かのじょの頬ほほにキスをした。
He kissed her cheek.
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Kanji in 頬

頬cheeks; jawOnキョウKunほお・ほほ

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