Meaning

Primary

Nostril

Alternative

Nose Hole

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What's your nose's hole? How about your nostril?

Reading

はなのあな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the readings for and . Smell that fresh air through your nose hole.

Context

Context Sentences

「コウイチの鼻の穴の形ってちょっと変じゃない?」「そう?私はかわいいと思うけど。」

"Aren't the shapes of Koichi's nose holes a bit weird?" "Really? I think they are cute."

コウイチは、鼻血が出てくる時は鼻の穴にチクワをさしこんで止血します。

When Koichi has a nose bleed, he sticks a tube-shaped fish paste cake in there to stop it.

「君の鼻の穴…。」「何?聞こえないわ。」「ええっと、やっぱり何でもないよ。大したことじゃないから。」「教えてくれなきゃだめよ。何を言おうとしてたの?」

"Your nostril..." "What? I can’t hear you." "Well never mind. It’s nothing." "Now you have to tell me. What were you saying?"

Kanji Composition