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吻 (ふん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

吻ふん

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Meanings

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noun

proboscis; snout

zoology

Zoological term for an elongated, tubular mouthpart or snout, such as that of a butterfly, mosquito, or elephant.

蝶ちょうの吻ふんは花はなの蜜みつを吸すうために長ながく伸のびている。
The butterfly's proboscis extends long to suck nectar from flowers.

Kanji

吻proboscis

Etymology

The kanji 吻 is composed of 口 (mouth) and 勿 (a phonetic component), and has historically been used in Chinese and Japanese to refer to the lips or the area around the mouth. In modern Japanese, it is primarily used in zoological contexts to mean proboscis or snout.