How to say 'Cheek' in Japanese | ほほ

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The Japanese word for Cheek is 'Hoho', written as ほほ in Japanese.

word

ほほ

Meaning

Cheek

Reading

Hoho

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ほほ (hoho)' refers to the 'cheek', the part of the face below the eye and beside the nose. It is commonly used in everyday conversation and literature to describe this part of the body. For example: Her cheeks turned red「彼女のほほが赤くなった」(かのじょのほほがあかくなった). I kissed the baby's cheek「赤ちゃんのほほにキスをした」(あかちゃんのほほにきすをした). The word can also be written as '頬' in kanji, but 'ほほ' is more commonly used in hiragana in casual contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

7346

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ほほ

This word contains 1 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ほ

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'Hoho' means 'Cheek' .

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