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 (fofoduwe)^?}

resting one's face on one's hands
- 1996, 玉置浩二 (lyrics), “田園”, 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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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