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VocabJLPT N3

Cheek

Noun

Definitions

1. cheek (of the face)
2. Cheek

A noun referring to the cheek, the soft part of the face on either side below the eyes. It often appears in emotional or descriptive contexts, such as tears running down someone's cheeks or a child's chubby cheeks.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

First, please check that you haven't been biting the inside of your cheek.

Sentence 2

Why do you keep pinching your cheek — what are you trying to figure out?

Sentence 3

I'm probably the type who gets red cheeks easily.

Sentence 4

When she smiles, her cheeks get all round.

Sentence 5

Hearing that announcement, I was so frustrated my cheeks burned!