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JLPT N3 · Noun

頬 (hoo)

頬 (ほお, hoo) is a Japanese noun meaning “cheek (of the face)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ほお
Romaji
hoo
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. cheek (of the face) · noun

Example sentences

熱い涙が彼女の頬を伝った。
Hot tears ran down her cheeks.
Tatoeba #147464

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 頬

頬
cheeks, jawキョウ・ほお・ほほ · 15 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1584160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.