鼻

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: はな

画数かくすう: 14 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: Self

Meaning

Nose / Smell

  • はな — nose
  • 鼻血はなぢ — nosebleed
  • 鼻水はなみず — runny nose
  • 鼻声はなごえ — nasal voice
  • 鼻孔びこう — nostril
  • 嗅覚きゅうかく — sense of smell
  • 自慢じまんばなたかい — to be proud (idiom)
  • 鼻炎びえん — rhinitis (nasal inflammation)

The top part originally depicted a nose; combined with a phonetic element below, it forms , the character for “nose.” It appears in medical and everyday words involving smell, congestion, and breathing.

かれはなは とてもたかいです。
He played the leading role in the movie.

鼻血はなぢたのですが、なかなかまりませんでした。
Each person plays an important role.

血
Creates
鼻血はなぢ — nosebleed
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