頬

Readings

Kana: キョウ、ほお、ほほ

Romaji: kyō, hoo, hoho

Kana

Romaji

Meanings

cheeks, jaw

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 15

Radical Number: 181

Frequency: 2424

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 1-6-9

Korean Reading: hyeob

Chinese Reading: jia2

Unicode: 982c

JIS: 4B4B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5131

New Nelson Index: 6629

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 9a7.2

Four Corner Index: 4108.6

Daikanwanjiten Index: 43496X

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0269

Remembering the kanji Index: 2792

Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1358

Kodansha Kanji Index: 1776

Words

頬 (ほお、ほほ)

cheek (of face)

ほお紅 (ほおべに)

cheek rouge; blusher; blush

頬を染める (ほおをそめる)

to blush

頬骨 (ほおぼね、きょうこつ、ほほぼね、つらぼね)

cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone

頬杖 (ほおづえ)

resting one's chin in one's hands; bracing (in building); support

面 (つら)

face; mug; surface; surrounding area; cheek; cheeks

頬染める (ほほそめる)

to blush

頬桁 (ほおげた)

cheekbone

頬擦り (ほおずり)

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

頬張る (ほおばる、ほうばる)

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

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