Dimples - Dimples

Japanese: 靨 - えくぼ
Dimples - Dimples
〘Noun〙 (meaning "laughing dimples") 1. The small dimples that appear on the cheeks when laughing. [Shinsen Jikyo (around 898-901)] *Toraakirahon Kyogen/Makuramono Kyogen (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "There were about seven or eight hundred dimples, as big as heaven, on both cheeks." 2. A sarcastic word for smallpox scars. 3. The dimples between the eyes and gills of a fish.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 (「笑窪」の意)① 笑うとき、ほおに生じる小さなくぼみ。〔新撰字鏡(898‐901頃)〕※虎明本狂言・枕物狂(室町末‐近世初)「てんもくほどなゑくぼが、両のほほに七八十百ばかりいって」② 痘痕(あばた)を皮肉の気持をこめていう語。③ 魚の目と鰓(えら)との間にあるくぼみ。

出典 精選版 日本国語大辞典精選版 日本国語大辞典について 情報

<<:  Konrad Ekhof

>>:  Egbert

Recommend

Capital

〘noun〙 (capital)① A capital letter (of the alphabe...

Aran (place name) - Aran

… [history] This region was never called Azerbaij...

Monomorium pharaonis (English name) Monomoriumpharaonis

…[Masao Kubota]. … *Some of the terminology that ...

Edkins, J.S.

…Its main function is to promote gastric acid sec...

Castle, V. (English spelling) Castle V

…The fast-paced quick waltz is called the Viennes...

Mysliveček, J.

…A Central European republic that existed from 19...

Anchorage (English spelling)

A city located deep in Cook Inlet in southern Alas...

Gallup poll

This is a public opinion poll conducted by the Ame...

Chemical equivalent

It is sometimes abbreviated as simply equivalent....

AD - AD

[noun] ① (abbreviation of anno Domini, meaning &qu...

Wala (English spelling)

765 koro-835 Abbot of the Abbey of Corbie in Franc...

Itadori Festival

…The main shrine was originally located further u...

tattva

… [Gen Kida] 【India】 In India, there are various ...

Ojo Gokurakuin Temple

The main hall of Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara, Sakyo ...

Kankan - Kankan

A Chinese politician and scholar from the Western ...