鼻根

Chinese

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

Grade: 3
こん
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

(nose) + (indriya; root), from Middle Chinese 鼻根

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こん [bìkóń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bʲikõ̞ɴ]

Noun

()(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

See also

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