出で鼻ばな

noun

projecting part; promontory; jutting out

Only when written 出鼻 · Only with reading でばな

Geographical term for a part of a headland or cape that sticks out. Restricted to the kanji 出鼻 and reading でばな.

• 岬みさきの出で鼻ばなに灯とう台だいが立たっている。

  A lighthouse stands on the projecting part of the cape.

noun

moment of departure; just as one is leaving

Refers to the exact time when someone is about to leave or go out. Often used in phrases like 出鼻をくじかれる (to be thwarted at the very start).

• 出で鼻ばなに雨あめが降ふり出だした。

  It started raining just as I was about to leave.

noun

outset; start; beginning

Figurative use for the very beginning of an action or event. Often overlaps with sense 2, but can be used more abstractly.

• 計けい画かくは出で鼻ばなからつまずいた。

  The plan stumbled from the very outset.