Shirabe
English jmdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone freckle;lentigo;ephelis
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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic only applies to 蕎麦滓 buckwheat chaff
orig. meaning
Other forms 蕎麦滓 【そばかす】 (rarely used kanji form)