LingakuFrequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.
- resting one's chin in one's handssee also 頬杖をつく
- brace (in construction); angle braceonly applies to ほおづえsee also 方杖
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 頬杖【ほおづえ】【ほほづえ】【つらづえ】Frequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.
- 頰杖【ほおづえ】【ほほづえ】【つらづえ】Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
- 面杖【つらづえ】
- ほおづえ
- ほほづえ
- つらづえ
Generated definitions (experimental)
- resting one's chin in one's hands
- brace (in construction); angle brace
This refers to the action of supporting one's chin with their hands, often indicating thoughtfulness, boredom, or daydreaming.
She was resting her chin in her hands, looking out the window.
He was resting his chin in his hands while listening to his friend’s story.
This meaning refers to a structural element that supports or strengthens a construction, usually to provide stability.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほおづえをつく頬杖をつくto rest one's chin in one's handsほおづえをついて頬杖をついてかんがえる考えるto think while resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえをつく頬杖をつくくせ癖habit of propping one's chinほおづえをつき頬杖をつきながらほん本をよむ読むto read a book while resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえをつく頬杖をつくすがた姿the posture of resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえをつく頬杖をつくことthe act of resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえをついている頬杖をついているto be in the posture of resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえ頬杖でき気をまぎらわせる紛らわせるto distract oneself by resting one's chin in one's handsほおづえをつく頬杖をつくとあんしん安心するto feel at ease when resting one's chin in one's handsこうじ工事におけるほおづえ頬杖angle brace in construction
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