頬

• 読み: ほお
• ローマ字: hoo
• 漢字の分解: 頬 (kyō/hoo/hoho) — cheek
• 発音: /hoː/

意味

Cheek; the soft side of the face below the eye.

A noun for the cheek area of the face. Also read ほほ (hoho). Common expressions: 頬が赤くなる (hoo ga akaku naru, to blush), 頬を膨らませる (hoo wo fukuramaseru, to puff out one's cheeks in a sulk), 頬杖をつく (hoozue wo tsuku, to rest one's chin on one's hand). The word has a warm, descriptive quality often used in literary writing.

例文

1. 寒さで頬が赤くなった。
2. 母が子供の頬にキスをした。
3. 恥ずかしくて頬が熱くなった。

使い方ガイド

場面: descriptions, emotions, physical appearance

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 頬 combines 夾 (to squeeze between) and 頁 (head/page), depicting the area of the face between the mouth and ears.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal