Noun
freckle; lentigo; ephelis
Usually written using kana alone
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that. buckwheat chaff
Archaicorig. meaningsee 蕎麦殻
Also written 蕎麦滓【そばかす】