鼻(はな)

はな
noun
nose
See also: 花(はな) (flower)
1. nose
The organ of smell and breathing on the face.
鼻(はな)が高(たか)い。
To have a high nose; to be proud.
鼻(はな)をかむ。
To blow one's nose.
鼻水(はなみず)が出(で)る。
My nose is running.
犬(いぬ)は鼻(はな)がいい。
Dogs have a good sense of smell.
花(はな)に鼻(はな)を近(ちか)づけて匂(にお)いをかいだ。
I brought my nose close to the flower and smelled it.

鼻(はな) refers to the nose — both the physical organ and its metaphorical use in expressions about pride and perception.

HOMOPHONE:
鼻(はな) (nose) and 花(はな) (flower) share the same reading. They are distinguished by pitch accent in standard Japanese.

COMMON PHYSICAL EXPRESSIONS:

  • 鼻(はな)をかむ: to blow one's nose
  • 鼻水(はなみず)が出(で)る: to have a runny nose
  • 鼻(はな)が詰(つ)まる: to have a stuffy nose
  • 鼻(はな)が利(き)く: to have a good sense of smell

FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS:

  • 鼻(はな)が高(たか)い: to be proud (literally 'high nose')
  • 鼻(はな)を折(お)る: to humble someone, to take someone down a peg
  • 鼻(はな)で笑(わら)う: to sneer at, to laugh scornfully
  • 鼻(はな)につく: to get on one's nerves, to be annoying
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Added 2026.1.9 21:34 · Revised 2026.3.26 12:00
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