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forehead, brow
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
額に汗をかいている。
I'm sweating on my forehead.
熱があるか額を触って確かめた。
I touched their forehead to check if they had a fever.
額が広い。
They have a wide forehead.
額にしわを寄せて考えている。
He's thinking with a furrowed brow.
額にしわを寄せる = to furrow one's brow
母が額に手を当てて熱を測ってくれた。子供の頃は体温計より母の手の方が安心した。
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 specifically refers to the forehead. Note that 額 can also be read as がく meaning 'amount' or 'frame'.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 額に汗をかく (to sweat on the forehead)
- 額を触る (to touch the forehead)
- 額が広い (to have a wide forehead)
- 額にしわを寄せる (to furrow one's brow)
EXPRESSIONS:
- 額に汗して働く (to work hard, lit. 'work with sweat on one's brow')
- 猫の額 (a tiny space, lit. 'a cat's forehead')
BODY PARTS:
- 頭 - head
- 顔 - face
- 眉毛 - eyebrow
- 目 - eye
NOTE: The kanji 額 is read as ひたい for 'forehead' but がく for 'amount' (金額) or 'frame' (額縁).