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Definition and Synonyms for 鼻
| 1. | 鼻 | 臭覚の器官で、気道の入口 |
| Olfactory Organ | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract | |
| Synonyms: | 鼻 | |
| 2. | 鼻 | 鼻を表す口語 |
| Honker | informal terms for the nose | |
| Synonyms: | 鼻 | |
| 3. | 鼻 | （特に動物の）においを嗅ぐ感覚 |
| Nose | the sense of smell (especially in animals) | |
| Synonyms: | 鼻 | |
| 4. | 鼻 | 短い距離 |
| Nose | a small distance | |
| Synonyms: | 鼻 | |
| 5. | 鼻 | 人間または他の哺乳動物の顔の突起した部分 |
| Olfactory Organ | the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals | |
| Synonyms: | 鼻 |
Meanings for each kanji in 鼻
| » | 鼻 | nose; snout |
Categories 鼻 is a member of
| 1. | 化学受容器 | 科学的刺激に反応する感覚受容器 |
| Chemoreceptor | a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli | |
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| 2. | 鼻 | 臭覚の器官で、気道の入口 |
| Olfactory Organ | the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract | |
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| 3. | 嗅覚 | 私たちがにおいを区別できる能力 |
| Olfactory Modality | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents | |
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| 4. | 一片 | 平均的なサイズまたはマグニチュード以下である不明確な量 |
| Small Indefinite Amount | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | |
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Sample Sentences for 鼻
彼女の鼻がもう少し低ければ、彼女は本当にきれいだろう。
If her nose were a little shorter, she would be quite pretty.
私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
医師は鼻と口に白のマスクをしていた。
The doctors wore white masks over their mouths and noses.
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