ほお
頬
かぶ
被
　
り

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc., tying a cloth around one's head.
  2. feigning ignorance, shutting one's eyes (to).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほお
頬
かぶ
被
　
り
 頬被り ほおかぶり
ほお
頬
かむ
被
　
り
 頬被り ほおかむり
ほお
頬
　
か
　
ぶ
　
り
 頬かぶり ほおかぶり
ほお
頬
　
か
　
む
　
り
 頬かむり ほおかむり
ほお
頰
かぶ
冠
　
り
 頰冠り ほおかぶり

Contained Kanji 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)
incur, cover, veil
ヒ　こうむ.る　かぶ.る (7th, N2)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
pelt, skin, hide
かわ　ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)