Entry
  1. Noun

    cheek rouge; blusher; blush

    ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。
    Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.

Also written ほお紅【ほおべに】頰紅【ほおべに】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cheeks, jaw

Kun
ほおほほ
On
キョウ
Strokes
15
Frequency
2424 of 2500
Radical
leaf

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
9a7.2The Kanji Dictionary
4108.6Four corner code
982cUnicode hex code
1-43-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5131Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6629New Nelson (John Haig)
1776Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1358Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43496XMorohashi
2000Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
jia2Pinyin reading
hyeobKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crimson, deep red

Kun
べにくれないあか.い
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1299 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Used in names as

くれもみ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-3SKIP code
6a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
2191.0Four corner code
2772deroo
7d05Unicode hex code
1-25-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3500Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4441New Nelson (John Haig)
1277New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1174Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1355Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1455Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
927A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1423Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1233Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27243Morohashi
862A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
820Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
839Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
809Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
872henshall3
881Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1295Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1515Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1367Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hong2, gong1Pinyin reading
hong, gongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level