鼻び根こん

noun

root of the nose

Anatomical term for the upper part of the nose between the eyes.

• 鼻び根こんの高たかさは人ひとによって異ことなる。

  The height of the root of the nose varies from person to person.

noun

nose (as a sense organ); sense of smell

Buddhist term for the nose as one of the six sense organs (六根). Refers to both the physical organ and the faculty of smell.

See also: 六根

• 六ろっ根こんの一ひとつとして、鼻び根こんは嗅きゅう覚かくをつかさどる。

  As one of the six sense organs, the nose governs the sense of smell.