# 頬 — cheek

頬 means “cheek”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes.  Kun'yomi: ほお (hoo), ほほ (hoho). You'll see it in words such as 頬 (hoo, “cheek”).

- Meaning: cheek
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: ほお (hoo), ほほ (hoho)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 7

## How to remember 頬

Parts: 二 two · 从 two people · 大 big · 頁 head; page

## Words with 頬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 頬 | ほお (hoo) | cheek |

## Don't confuse it with

[賛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/approve/) · [類](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sort/) · [頭](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/head/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/)

## More in the “Body & health 7” set

[痩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-thin/) · [痘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smallpox/) · [腺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gland/) · [貌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/countenance/) · [瘍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ulcer/) · [頬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/) · [骸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/remains/) · [醒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/come-to/) · [顎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jaw/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cheek/. Last updated 2026-11-01.