鼻

nose

Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingビ

Kun readingはな

Jōyō Grade 3KANJIDIC

Meanings

noseRtK
彼は鼻が高い。He has a long nose.tatoeba
彼は鼻がいちばん立派だ。His nose is his best feature.tatoeba
snout

Radicals and components

Radical鼻nose

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · eye (目) · rice field (田) · brains · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 733

Compound words

鼻水はなみず

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

鼻先はなさき

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; in front of; tip (of something)

鼻血はなぢ

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; excitement

耳鼻科じびか

otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department

鈎鼻かぎばな

小鼻こばな

鼻唄はなうた

鼻腔びこう

鼻髭はなひげ

鼻梁びりょう

bridge of the nose

鼻屎はなくそ

nasal discharge

鷲鼻わしばな

前鼻緒まえはなお

sandal or clog strap

点鼻薬てんびやく

鼻カゼはなかぜ

鼻拭きはなふき

隆鼻術りゅうびじゅつ

augmentation rhinoplasty

犢鼻褌ふんどし

猊鼻渓げいびけい

Geibi Gorge (Ichinoseki, Iwate)

阿鼻叫喚あびきょうかん

agonizing cries

引目鈎鼻ひきめかぎばな

style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period

Additional Examples

彼は鼻がいちばん立派だ。

His nose is his best feature.tatoeba

彼が正直なので私は鼻が高い。

I am proud of his honesty.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鼻

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step