へのへのもへ

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Japanese

Etymology

From the hiragana characters used to draw it.

Pronunciation

Noun

へのへのもへ • (henohenomohe) 

  1. a face drawn using the hiragana characters he (へ), no (の), he (へ), no (の), mo (も), and he (へ)
    • 2008, 久保田裕道, 「日本の神さま」おもしろ小事典: 氏神、道祖神から狛犬、ナマハゲまで, PHP研究所, →ISBN, page 28:
      も、顔の部分だけ皮を削って、「へのへのもへ」のような簡単な顔を描くだけなのですが……。
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Usage notes

The first two he are the eyebrows, the two no are the eyes, the mo is a nose, and the last he is the mouth.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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