鼻根

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Chinese

nose radical (chem.); root; basis
simp. and trad.
(鼻根) 		鼻 根

Pronunciation

Noun

鼻根

  1. top of the bridge of the nose, where it borders the forehead
  2. (Buddhism) nose, one of the six sensory faculty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼻 根
び
Grade: 3 		こん
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

鼻 (“nose”) +‎ 根 (“indriya; root”), from Middle Chinese 鼻根

Pronunciation

Noun

鼻(び)根(こん) • (bikon) 

  1. (Buddhism) the nose and the faculty of smelling, one of the 五根 (gokon, “five indriyia”) or 六根 (rokkon, “six indriya”)
  2. (anatomy) the root of the nose; the nasal root

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