Word Meaning 鼻を折る

はなをおる hana o oru

鼻を折る is read as はなをおる (hana o oru) and means to humble someone.

Meaning

English

to humble someone

Reading

Kana

はなをおる

Romaji

hana o oru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 144288 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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鼻っ柱をへし折る

はなっぱしらをへしおる

to take someone down a peg

鼻血が出る

はなぢがでる

to have a nosebleed

鼻血

はなじ

nosebleed

鼻

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

鼻高々

はなたかだか

proud

鼻歌

はなうた

humming

鼻先分別

はなさきふんべつ

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

鼻下長

びかちょう

amorous man