Blush

"Blush" in Japanese

淡紅色

tankōshoku

(color)

赤面

sekimen

(an act of blushing)

頬紅

hōbeni

(makeup)

赤面する

sekimen suru

(to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

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