- 1. [n] freckle; lentigo; ephelis (uk)
- 2. [n] buckwheat chaff — orig. meaning (arch)
Kanji in this word
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雀
sparrowOn: ジャク (jaku)、 ジャン (jan)、 サク (saku)、 シャク (shaku)Kun: すずめ (suzume)
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斑
spot, blemish, speck, patchesOn: ハン (han)Kun: ふ (fu)、 まだら (madara)
Example Sentences
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.