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鼻つまみ (はなつまみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
disgusting person ; nuisance ; outcast
Derogatory term for someone so unpleasant that others hold their nose around them; implies social rejection. Often used in a figurative sense for a bore or a person who is a nuisance.
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緒しょ
に
仕し
事ごと
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ない
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I don't want to work with such a disgusting fellow.
Written forms 鼻はな つまみ Usage 95%
Most common spelling; uses kana for つまみ to avoid rare kanji.
鼻摘はなつま み Usage 5%
Kanji spelling using 摘む; less common but still seen.
鼻はな 摘つ まみ
Full kanji spelling; very rare and somewhat redundant.
Similar words 厄やっ 介かい 者もの 厄介者 is a more neutral term for a troublesome person or burden, while 鼻つまみ is stronger and more contemptuous, implying the person is repulsive.
嫌きら われ 者もの 嫌われ者 simply means someone who is disliked; 鼻つまみ adds a visceral sense of disgust, as if one would hold one's nose.
Etymology Literally 'nose-pinching', from 鼻 (nose) and 摘まみ (pinching). The image is of holding one's nose to avoid a bad smell, extended to mean a person so unpleasant that others figuratively hold their noses around them.
