そばかす

雀 斑

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    freckle, lentigo, ephelis
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
      At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    buckwheat chaff
    orig. meaning
    archaic