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ほおづえをつく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
頬杖をつく
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Reading : ほおづえをつく   
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to rest one's chin in one's hands
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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頬杖をつく is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 368,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
しょくたく
食卓
ほほづえ
頬杖
いて
すわ
っていた

He sat at the dining table with his chin resting in his hand.
かれ
ほおづえをついた
He rested his chin on his hands.
かれ
ほおづえをつきながら
っていた

He was listening with his chin resting on his hand.
頬づえをつく
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Reading : ほおづえをつく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 203,000 (about 237,000 results)
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頬杖を突く
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Reading : ほおづえをつく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 219,000 (about 131,000 results)
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頰杖をつく
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Reading : ほおづえをつく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 232,000 (about 61,700 results)
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ほおづえをつく
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 236,000 (about 49,000 results)
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ほお cheek   
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between
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eight
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ジョウ   つえ cane, walking stick   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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stick   
ジョウ   たけ stature, length   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
stretch
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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roof   
ほお cheek   
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キョウ    between   
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