おでこ

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
お凸
御凸

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ (deko, forehead).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

おでこ (odeko

  1. (colloquial) forehead, brow (part of face above eyebrows)
    Synonyms: (hitai), (less formal) でこ (deko)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN