頬っ辺が落ちる

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほお > ほっ
Hyōgaiji
へた > ぺた
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
頰っ邊が落ちる (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

頬っ辺 (hoppeta, cheek) +‎ (ga, subject particle) +‎ 落ちる (ochiru, fall)

Verb edit

()(ぺた)()ちる (hoppeta ga ochiruichidan (stem ()(ぺた)() (hoppeta ga ochi), past ()(ぺた)()ちた (hoppeta ga ochita))

  1. (idiomatic) find something so tasty that one's cheeks fall

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