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鼻
nose · snout
N3On: びKun: はな
Memory Aid
The top part, 自, was originally a pictogram for 'nose' (though it now means 'self'). The bottom part resembles two nostrils or a breathing apparatus below the nose.
'Ha-NA' — when your NOSE is running, you say 'ah, NAH, not again!'
Vocabulary
鼻はなnose
鼻水はなみずrunny nose, snot
鼻血はなぢnosebleed
鼻歌はなうたhumming
耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology (ENT doctor)
Example Sentences
犬の鼻はとても敏感です。
A dog's nose is very sensitive.
風邪で鼻水が出ます。
I have a runny nose from a cold.
彼はいつも鼻歌を歌っている。
He is always humming a tune.
鼻血が出たので、ティッシュで押さえました。
My nose was bleeding, so I pressed it with a tissue.