nose, snout
On'yomi (音読み)
- ビ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はな
About this kanji
The kanji 鼻 (はな) means "nose" or "snout." It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. For example, 鼻紙 (はながみ) means "tissue paper," which we use for blowing our nose, while 鼻息 (はないき) refers to "nasal breathing." If you visit a doctor for ear, nose, and throat issues, you'd go to 耳鼻科 (じびか), or the otolaryngology department. Another related term is 鼻水 (はなみず), meaning "nasal mucus." A usage note: in everyday conversation, you might hear 鼻が詰まる (はながつまる), which means "my nose is stuffed up" when you have a cold.
Example sentences
鼻が詰まっているので辛い。
It's hard because my nose is stuffed up.
Meanings across languages
- English
- nose, snout
- Tiếng Việt
- mũi
- 日本語
- 鼻
- 한국어
- 코
- 中文
- 鼻子
- id
- hidung, moncong
- th
- จมูก, จมูกของสัตว์
- es
- nariz, hocico
- fr
- nez, groin
- de
- Nase, Schnauze
- pt
- nariz, focinho
Common compounds
- 鼻紙はながみtissue paper, facial tissue, paper handkerchief
- 鼻息はないきnasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure
- 耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- 鼻水はなみずnasal mucus, dripping nose, snot
- 鼻炎びえんrhinitis, coryza, nasal inflammation
- 鼻歌はなうたhumming, crooning
- 鼻血はなぢnosebleed
- 耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうかotorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
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