鼻
Nose
Meanings
Nose, Snout
On'yomi
び
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
はな
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
鼻 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
鼻 (Nose) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1632 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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