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鼻息の荒い (はないきのあらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
imperious ; proud ; aggressive
Describes a person who is pushy, overbearing, or full of themselves, often with a sense of aggressive ambition. Literally 'rough-nostrilled', evoking the image of someone breathing heavily with excitement or arrogance.
See also: 鼻息が荒い
いる
。
He's an aggressive newcomer who wants to become department head right away.
Kanji 息 breath, respiration, son Similar words 鼻はな 息いき が 荒あら い The phrase 鼻息が荒い is the predicative form (e.g., 彼は鼻息が荒い), while 鼻息の荒い is the attributive form used directly before a noun (e.g., 鼻息の荒い人). The meaning is the same.
Etymology From 鼻息 (はないき, 'nasal breathing') + の (attributive particle) + 荒い (あらい, 'rough, violent'). The literal image of rough breathing through the nose is metaphorically extended to describe an overbearing or aggressively ambitious attitude.
