ほおづえ

ほおづえ

Japanese

Alternative spelling	頬杖

Etymology

From ほお (hō, “cheek”) + 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 (rōmaji hōzue, historical hiragana ほほづゑ)

1. resting one's face on one's hands
   • 1996, 玉置浩二 (lyrics), “田園”, performed by 玉置浩二:

     仕事 (しごと)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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN