Kanji

nose, snout

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

鼻部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はな

Nanori (Name Reading)

はな

Common Readings

ビ, はな

Example sentences

はな
彼は風邪を引いて鼻がつまっている。

He has a cold and his nose is blocked.

ふん ふん
「ふん、そんなの嘘だよ」と彼は鼻で笑った。

「Hmph, that's a lie,」 he snorted.

鼻を鳴らす はなをならす
彼女は子供のように鼻を鳴らしておねだりした。

She whined like a child and begged.

鼻先 はなさき
彼は私の提案を鼻先であしらった。

He treated my proposal with utter contempt.

ふふん ふふん
「ふふん、やれるもんならやってみろ」と彼は鼻先で笑った。

"Hmph, try it if you can," he said with a scoffing laugh.

鼻で笑う はなでわらう
彼は私の提案を鼻で笑った。

He sneered at my proposal.

鼻歌 はなうた
彼は鼻歌を歌いながら料理をしていた。

He was cooking while humming.

鼻息 はないき
彼はすごい鼻息で試合に臨んだ。

He approached the match with great enthusiasm.

鼻血 はなぢ
暑さのせいで、突然鼻血が出た。

I suddenly got a nosebleed because of the heat.

鼻水 はなみず
風邪を引いたせいか、鼻水が止まりません。

Perhaps because I caught a cold, my runny nose won't stop.

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