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鼻づまり (はなづまり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鼻はなづまり

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Meanings

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noun

nasal congestion; stuffy nose; blocked nose

Common term for a blocked or stuffy nose, often due to a cold or allergies.

風邪かぜで鼻はなづまりがひどい。
My nose is really stuffy because of a cold.
鼻はなづまりを解かい消しょうする方ほう法ほうを教おしえてください。
Please tell me how to relieve nasal congestion.

Written forms

鼻はなづまりUsage75%
Most common spelling using づ for the rendaku form.
鼻はな詰づまりUsage23%
Alternate kanji spelling using 詰; less common but still seen.
はなづまりUsage1%
鼻はな詰づまり
Variant with 詰り instead of 詰まり; rarely used.

Kanji

鼻nose, snout
詰packed, close, pressed

Similar words

鼻はな水みず
鼻水 refers to runny nose (nasal discharge), while 鼻づまり refers to the blocked feeling without necessarily having discharge.
鼻び炎えん
鼻炎 is the medical term for rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane), which can cause 鼻づまり.

Etymology

Compound of 鼻 (hana, 'nose') and 詰まり (tsumari, 'blockage'), with rendaku voicing changing tsumari to zumari.