Word Meaning 鼻っ柱をへし折る

はなっぱしらをへしおる hanappashiraoheshioru

鼻っ柱をへし折る is read as はなっぱしらをへしおる (hanappashiraoheshioru) and means to take someone down a peg.

Meaning

English

  1. to take someone down a peg
  2. to cut someone down to size
  3. to dampen someone's confidence

Reading

Kana

はなっぱしらをへしおる

Romaji

hanappashiraoheshioru

Writing Variants

  • 鼻っ柱を圧し折る はなっぱしらをへしおる hanappashira o heshioru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 144752 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鼻を折る

はなをおる

to humble someone

鼻っ柱が強い

はなっぱしらがつよい

hard-nosed

鼻っ柱の強い

はなっぱしらのつよい

hard-nosed

鼻柱

はなばしら

septum

鼻っ柱

はなっぱしら

aggressiveness

鼻血が出る

はなぢがでる

to have a nosebleed

鼻血

はなじ

nosebleed

はな

nose

鼻息

びそく

nasal breathing

鼻水

はなみず

nasal mucus

鼻先

はなさき

tip (of something)

鼻紙

はながみ

tissue paper