鼻
鼻 — Nose
nose, snout
On’yomiビ (bi)
Kun’yomiはな (hana)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鼻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼻 | はな hana | nose |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか jibika | otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department |
| 鼻水 | はなみず hanamizu | nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot |
| 鼻紙 | はながみ hanagami | tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief |
| 鼻息 | はないき hanaiki | nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure |
| 耳鼻咽喉科 | じびいんこうか jibiinkouka | otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department |
Study notes
鼻 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1632 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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