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ほおばる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
頰張る
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Readings : ほおばる    ほうばる   
頰張る can be read in 2 ways: ほうばる, ほおばる.
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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頰張る is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 116,000 results)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
カツ
ほおば
頰張
っていた

He was stuffing his face with cutlets.
おとこ
くち
いっぱい
一杯
ケーキ
ほおば
頬張
った

The boy stuffed cake into his mouth.
くち
もの
ほおばって
はな
して
けない

You must not speak with your mouth full.
頬張る
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Readings : ほおばる    ほうばる   
頬張る can be read in 2 ways: ほおばる (90%), ほうばる (10%).
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 94,000 (about 2,090,000 results)
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頬ばる
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Readings : ほおばる    ほうばる   
頬ばる can be read in 2 ways: ほうばる (60%), ほおばる (40%).
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 364,000 results)
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ほおばる
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 105,000 (about 1,490,000 results)
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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    
チョウ   は to stretch   
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チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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   
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