鼻筋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鼻	筋
はな Grade: 3	すじ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

鼻 (“nose”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はなすじ [hànásújí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠sɨᵝʑi]

Noun

鼻(はな)筋(すじ) • (hanasuji) ^{←はなすぢ (fanasudi)?}

1. a nose bridge

   鼻筋(はなすじ)が通(とお)る

   hanasuji ga tōru

   "the nose bridge goes through" → to have an attractive face

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鼻	筋
び Grade: 3	きん Grade: 6
goon	kan’on

鼻 (“nose”) +‎ 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus nāsālis

Noun

鼻(び)筋(きん) • (bikin) 

1. (anatomy) a nasalis muscle

   Meronym: 鼻孔開大筋 (bikō kaidaikin)

See also

• 鼻(び)骨(こつ) (bikotsu)
• 鼻(び)根(こん)筋(きん) (bikonkin)