Illustration: At a low breakfast table in a Japanese home, a young child has a single rice grain stuck halfway between the corner of the mouth and the ear. Their father gently wipes that spot with his thumb, making a small indentation in the soft cheek.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

頬ほお

hoo

cheek

Example sentences

トムの頬ほおは真まっ赤かだったよ。
Tom’s cheeks were bright red.
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彼女かのじょは頬ほおをふくらませた。
She expanded her cheeks.
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涙なみだが彼女かのじょの頬ほおに流ながれた。
Tears were rolling down her cheek.
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Kanji in 頬

頬cheeks; jawOnキョウKunほお・ほほ

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