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鼻

はな

nose

Mnemonic

The nose shape put up on a stand, because the original one had been taken away to mean self. Mine itches, and it is about the size of half a banana はな: はな.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 花 はな, flower. The 自 in this one is the old nose character, which is why 自 means self and why you point at yours.

Built from

nose
The 自 nose shape sat on a stand. 自 was the original nose and got taken over to mean self, so this was built to replace it.

Also read はな

flower

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