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頰

頰 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ほお。ほっぺた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「頁」+音符「夾」。「ほほ」を意味する漢語｛頰｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cheeks, jaw

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウ
Kun (native)
  • ほおJHS
  • ほほ
Other languages
  • 拼音jia2
  • 한글hyeob
  • Hán-ViệtGiáp

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
頁(おおがい)
JIS level
Level 3
Unicode
U+9830

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰夾頁

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Variants

Lookup codes

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1-7-9