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頰 means 'cheek' and is a variant of

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Strokes : 16    JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 18 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Kun
   ほお cheek
On    キョウ
Kun    ほほ
頰 is the Joyo variant, even though (cheek) actually uses the simplified component (between) used in other Joyo
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⿰   () between   page  
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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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noun
cheek (of face)
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ほお (read as ぼお) : 2 words FIND ALL
Most common form: さるぼおがい
noun
Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 11 less common words include 頰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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ほお cheek   
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キョウ    between   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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