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頰 means 'cheek' and is a variant of 頬
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On キョウ
Kun ほほ
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Learn how to talk about delicious food by mentioning cheeks that fall! See what full and hollow cheeks represent in Japan and how cheeks relate to smiling. Find out why people refer to cheekbones in connection with a verb that typically means "to stab." See why the Japanese once talked about fox pups' cheeks, and discover the figurative meaning of covering one's head with a cloth.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 頰 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 頰 is used 7 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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cheek (of face)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
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An additional 11 less common words include 頰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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