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付け鼻 (つけばな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付つけ鼻ばな

Meanings

1

noun

false nose; artificial nose

A prosthetic or costume nose worn for disguise, theater, or medical purposes.

彼かれは変へん装そうのために付つけ鼻ばなをした。
He wore a false nose as a disguise.
舞ぶ台たい用ようの付つけ鼻ばなを注ちゅう文もんした。
I ordered an artificial nose for the stage.

Written forms

付つけ鼻ばなUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling for a false or artificial nose.
つけばなUsage33%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
鼻

nose, snout

Similar words

仮か面めん
仮面 is a mask covering the whole or part of the face, while 付け鼻 specifically refers to a false nose.
付つけ髭ひげ
付け髭 is a false beard or mustache, while 付け鼻 is a false nose.

Etymology

Compound of 付け (つけ, 'attaching') + 鼻 (はな, 'nose'). The reading つけばな follows rendaku voicing of はな to ばな.