Chinese

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bird; lentigo; sparrow variegated
simp. and trad.
(雀斑)
alternative forms 雀癍
雀瘢
Literally: “sparrow patches”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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雀斑

  1. (dermatology) freckle (Classifier: m)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (雀斑):
  • Japanese: (じゃく)(はん) (jakuhan)
  • Korean: 작반(雀斑) (jakban)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そばかす
Jinmeiyō Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 蕎麦(そば) (soba, buckwheat) + (かす) (kasu, dregs). The kanji are an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雀斑.

Noun

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雀斑(そばかす) or 雀斑(ソバカス) (sobakasu

  1. (dermatology) freckles