鼻

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 鼻が高いです。▶ —
   He's proud (lit. nose is high).
2. 風邪で鼻が詰まっています。▶ —
   My nose is stuffed up from a cold.

Collocations

Mnemonic

鼻 hana-nose — disambiguated from 花 hana-flower (batch 5). Same pronunciation. Idiom 鼻が高い ("nose is high") = "to be proud" — matches Korean equivalent. 鼻水 hanamizu (snot), 鼻血 hanaji (nosebleed) for body fluids.

Quick check

1. "To be proud" idiom in Japanese?

   • 鼻が高い hana ga takai (correct)
   • 頭が高い (= rude/arrogant, different)
   • 心が高い (no such idiom)
   • 気が高い (= mood is high, different)