膨れっ面

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: S
つら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
ふくれっ面
脹れっ面

Etymology

Compound of 膨れ (fukure, puffed, puffed up, stem of verb 膨れる (fukureru, to become puffed up)) +‎ (tsura, face), from the practice of puffing one's cheeks in an expression of displeasure.

First cited to the late 1700s.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ふく)れっ(つら) (fukurettsura

  1. sulk, sulky look, pout
    Synonym: (uncommon) 脹れ顔 (fukuregao)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 脹面”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 膨れっ面”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN