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])
• (Tokyo) ほおづ​え [hòózúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːzɨᵝe̞]

Noun

ほおづえ • (hōzue) ^{←ほほづゑ (fofodwe)?}

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