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びんた

binta

Pronunciation: [bin̩ta]

Definition

Noun

  1. Cheeks; face
    1. びんたばくらわす
      binta ba kurawasu
      "to slap someone's cheeks", "to strike someone's face"

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese びんた binta "a slap in the face"; Kagoshima びんた binta "head"; and Okinawan びんた binta "sideburns; upper cheeks". Ultimately derived from びん【鬢】 bin "sideburns; hair on the temples", itself of Chinese origin (cf. Mandarin bìn; Cantonese ban3; and Korean 빈 bin). Compounded with the term 【手】 ta "hand".

意味:ほほ・ほお【頬・頰】

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