雀斑

Chinese

bird; lentigo; sparrow variegated
simp. and trad.
(雀斑)
Literally: “sparrow patches”.

Pronunciation


Noun

雀斑

  1. (dermatology) freckle (Classifier: m)

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
そば
Jinmeiyō
かす
Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

From  () () (soba, buckwheat) +  (かす) (kasu, dregs). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雀斑.

Alternative forms

  • 蕎麦滓

Noun

雀斑 (hiragana そばかす, katakana ソバカス, rōmaji sobakasu)

  1. (dermatology) freckles
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