頬杖

From 頬(ほお) (hō, “cheek”) + 杖(つえ) (tsue, “cane”). The tsue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

• (Tokyo) ほおづえ [hòózúé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ほおづえ [hòózúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːzɨe̞]

頬(ほお)杖(づえ) • (hōzue) ^{←ほほづゑ (fofoduwe)?}

1. resting one's face on one's hands
   • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 11, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:

     私(わたくし)は自(じ)分(ぶん)の居(い)間(ま)で机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に頬(ほお)杖(づえ)を突(つ)きながら、その琴(こと)の音(ね)を聞(き)いていました。

     Watakushi wa jibun no ima de tsukue no ue ni hōzue o tsukinagara, sono koto no ne o kiite imashita.

     I sat resting my cheek on my hand propped up on the desk in my room, listening to the tone of that koto.

   • 1996, “田園”, 玉置浩二 (lyrics), performed by 玉置浩二:

     仕(し)事(ごと)ほっぽらかして　ほおづえつくあの娘(こ)

     shigoto hopporakashite hōzue tsuku ano ko

     the girl who has abandoned her work and is resting her face on her hands