Japanese symbol for “snorting”
鼻嵐
はなあらし
Romaji: hanaarashi
snorting (esp. of a horse, cow, etc.); heavy nasal breathing
In Japanese, snorting is 鼻嵐, read はなあらし (hanaarashi).
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Meanings
- n snorting (esp. of a horse, cow, etc.); heavy nasal breathing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “snorting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼻風 | はなかぜ hanakaze | snorting (esp. of a horse, cow, etc.); heavy nasal breathing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼻水 | はなみず hanamizu | nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot |
| 鼻血 | はなぢ hanaji | nosebleed |
| 鼻先 | はなさき hanasaki | tip of nose |
| 鼻息 | はないき hanaiki | nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose |
| 鼻炎 | びえん bien | rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation |
| 鼻歌 | はなうた hanauta | humming; crooning |
| 青嵐 | あおあらし aoarashi | wind blowing through fresh verdure |
| 砂嵐 | すなあらし sunaarashi | sandstorm |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.