🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
かたふ【片頬】 : katafu | define meaning
katafu
Pronunciation: [kataɸu]
Definition
Noun
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Cheek; one cheek
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さんねんにかたふ【三年に片頬】
sannen ni katafu
"to smile with one cheek but once in three years" (Kagoshima expression)
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さんねんにかたふ【三年に片頬】
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese term かたほお【片頬】 katahoo "cheek".
意味:かたほお【片頬】、かたほうのほお【片方の頬】