also: きょうこつ · ほほぼね
noun
cheekbone; zygomatic bone
Anatomical term for the bone forming the prominence of the cheek.
彼は転んで頬骨を打った。
He fell and hit his cheekbone.
この化粧法は頬骨を高く
This makeup technique makes the cheekbones look higher.
Variant reading; ほおぼね is more common.
頬 refers to the cheek in general, while 頬骨 specifically means the cheekbone.
Compound of 頬 (ほお, 'cheek') and 骨 (ほね, 'bone'), with rendaku voicing of ほね to ぼね.