ほおづえ

Japanese

FWOTD – 19 October 2020

Alternative spelling
頬杖

Etymology

From 頬(ほお) (hō, “cheek”) + 杖(つえ) (tsue, “cane”). The tsue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほおづえ [hòózúé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) ほおづえ [hòózúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːzɨᵝe̞]

Noun

ほおづえ • (hōzue) ^{←ほほづゑ (fofodwe)^?}

resting one's face on one's hands
- 1996, “田園”, 玉置浩二 (lyrics), performed by 玉置浩二:
  
  仕(し)事(ごと)ほっぽらかして　ほおづえつくあの娘(こ)
  shigoto hopporakashite hōzue tsuku ano ko
  the girl who has abandoned her work and is resting her face on her hands

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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