Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほお
Hyōgai

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
頰が落ちる (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Verb

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(ほお)()ちる (hō ga ochiruichidan (stem (ほお)() (hō ga ochi), past (ほお)()ちた (hō ga ochita))

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

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