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Kanji Detail for 鼻 - "nose, beginning, sense"

  • Meaning

    鼻 means "nose, beginning, sense."

    1. Nose - The organ for breathing and smelling.

    2. Beginning - The start; the origin.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nose; snout

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    nose; first; Kangxi radical 209

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    nose

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    nose; first

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The organ by which humans and higher animals perceive smell. Located in the middle of the face. External appearance is a triangular protrusion. Two holes open in front. Connects to the pharynx in back. The membrane inside the cavity is densely covered with olfactory nerves. Used to distinguish fragrance and foulness. And breathing air is especially dependent on it. | Beginning. As in the first ancestor is called 鼻祖.
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Sentences including

  • She is vain of her beauty.

  • You are talking through the nose.

  • The store is close to my house.

  • He is boastful of his success.

  • I have a head cold.

  • Your nose is running.

  • Your nose is running.

  • He has a long nose.

  • She has a long nose.

  • Don't boast too much about that.

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