15 strokes
Not a general use character

cheeks, jaw

Kun'yomi
  • cheek (of the face)
  • cheek (of the face)
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほお 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cheeks, jaw
ほお キョウ ほほ
insert between
キョウ コウ はさ.む (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

cheek (of the face)
to stuff one's cheeks
resting one's chin in one's hands ②brace (in construction)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection)
red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc. ②feigning ignorance
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References

Unicode hex code 982C
JIS X 0208 1-43-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5131
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6629
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1776
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2792
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1358
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43496X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2000
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a7.2
Four corner code 4108.6