頬

ほお ほほ

cheek (of face)

頬桁

ほおげた

cheekbone

豊頬

ほうきょう

plump cheeks (used to describe a beautiful woman), attractive cheeks

頬白

ほおじろ ほほじろ ホオジロ ホホジロ

meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)

頬杖

ほおづえ

resting one's chin in one's hands

頬骨

ほおぼね きょうこつ ほほぼね つらぼね ほおぼね、きょう こつ、つら ぼね

cheekbones, zygomatic bone, malar bone

頬髭

ほおひげ

whiskers, sideburns, sideboards

頬紅

ほおべに

cheek rouge; blusher; blush

猿頬

さるぼお

cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)

双頬

そうきょう

both cheeks

頬袋

ほおぶくろ

cheek pouch

頬肉

ほほにく

cheek meat

頬筋

きょうきん

buccinator muscle

面頬

めんぽお めんぼう

face guard, visor

側

がわ かわ そば そく はた

near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while

頬張る

ほおばる ほうばる

to stuff one's cheeks, to fill one's mouth (with food)

頬被り

ほおかぶり ほおかむり

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc., tying a cloth around one's head

頬擦り

ほおずり

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection), pressing cheeks together

頬ずり

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together