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頬っぺた

頰っぺた、 頬っ辺、 頰っ辺

Reading

Kana: ほっぺた
Romaji: hoppeta
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

cheek

Note: colloquialism; word usually written using kana alone
See also: 頬っぺ

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 ほお、 ほほ
Meanings: cheeks, jaw
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity

Example Sentence

(あか)(ぼう)のほっぺたはビロードのような手触(てざわ)りがする。
➥Little babies' cheeks feel like velvet.
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