JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 鼻: "nose, snout"
The kanji 鼻 means "nose, snout". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ビ in on'yomi and はな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | nose, snout |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1632 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鼻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鼻nose
- 鼻を鳴らすto coo at; to behave like a spoiled child · to snort; to sniff
- 鼻先tip of nose · before one's eyes; under one's nose; in front of
- 鼻歌humming; crooning
- 鼻で笑うto laugh scornfully
- 鼻息nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose · person's pleasure; excitement
- 鼻血nosebleed
- 鼻水nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
- 鼻腔nasal cavity
- 目と鼻の先very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
- 鼻の下upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose · mouth
- 鼻の頭tip of one's nose
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