額(ひたい)

ひたい
noun
forehead, brow
See also: おでこ (informal)
1. forehead, brow
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
額(ひたい)に汗(あせ)をかいている。
I'm sweating on my forehead.
熱(ねつ)があるか額(ひたい)を触(さわ)って確(たし)かめた。
I touched their forehead to check if they had a fever.
額(ひたい)が広(ひろ)い。
They have a wide forehead.
額(ひたい)にしわを寄(よ)せて考(かんが)えている。
He's thinking with a furrowed brow.
額(ひたい)にしわを寄(よ)せる = to furrow one's brow
母(はは)が額(ひたい)に手(て)を当(あ)てて熱(ねつ)を測(はか)ってくれた。子供(こども)の頃(ころ)は体温計(たいおんけい)より母(はは)の手(て)の方(ほう)が安心(あんしん)した。
My mother placed her hand on my forehead to check my temperature. As a child, her hand was more reassuring than a thermometer.

USAGE: 額(ひたい) specifically refers to the forehead. Note that 額(がく) can also be read as がく meaning 'amount' or 'frame'.

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NOTE: The kanji 額(ひたい/がく) is read as ひたい for 'forehead' but がく for 'amount' (金額(きんがく)) or 'frame' (額縁(がくぶち)).

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Added 2026.1.12 21:08 · Revised 2026.5.27 1:36
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