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団子鼻

だんごばな

N1bulbous nose · round nose

Examples

古い漫画では主人公が団子鼻に描かれている。

彼は自分の団子鼻を個性的だと気に入っている。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 団子鼻 is read as だんごばな and refers to a round, full, or bulbous nose.
  • Basic usage: It can describe how a comic protagonist is drawn or a person's own round nose viewed as a distinctive feature.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A depicted feature
    • 団子鼻に描かれる means that the comic character is drawn with a round, bulbous nose. Example: 古い漫画では主人公が団子鼻に描かれている。
  • One's own feature
    • 自分の団子鼻 identifies the person's own round nose, which they regard as distinctive. Example: 彼は自分の団子鼻を個性的だと気に入っている。

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