The kanji 頰: meaning, readings and stroke order

頰

Meaning: cheek
On reading: —
Kun reading: ほお hoo
Strokes: 16
Radical: 頁 leaf
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Also written: 頬

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: má (giáp)
Japanese: ほお。かおのよこのやわらかいところ。
Korean: 볼, 뺨 (협)
Chinese: 脸颊 (颊)

Readings, words and example sentences

ほお hoo · kun reading · less common

頰ほお
cheek
さむさで 頰ほおが赤くなります。
My cheeks turn red in the cold.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.