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頰 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「頁」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
On
キョウきょう · kyō
Kun
ほお・ほほhō · hoho
Meaning
cheek

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A head plus what lies on both sides: the cheeks to left and right of the face.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunほおhō頰ほお頰張るほおばる

「頰」は，「ほほ」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 頰張るほおばる

    to stuff one’s cheeks

  • 頰ほお

    cheek

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

寒(さむ)さで頰(ほお)が赤(あか)くなった。

The cold turned my cheeks red.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 頁Map of reading キョウAll maps

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