鼻

ONび

KUNはな

Meanings

nosesnout

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How to remember

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)

Related kanji

耳口目体自