Illustration: In the entrance hall of a Japanese home on a cold day, a child has just removed their shoes and stands with a clear droplet of mucus hanging from one nostril. Their cheeks are pink from the cold, and both hands are trapped inside thick mittens.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

鼻はな水みず

hanamizu

runny nose, nasal mucus

Example sentences

  1. 鼻水はなみずがたくさん出でました。

    My nose was very runny.

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  2. 風邪かぜを引ひくと私わたしはいつも鼻水はなみずが出でる。

    My nose runs whenever I have a cold.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この薬くすりは鼻水はなみずに不思議ふしぎなほどよく効きく。

    This medicine will do wonders for a runny nose.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 鼻水

  • 鼻nose; snoutOnビKunはな
  • 水waterOnスイKunみず・みず-

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