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はなひる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, intransitive verb

usually written using kana alonearchaic

Archaic intransitive verb for sneezing; in modern Japanese, くしゃみをする is the standard expression. Found in classical texts or poetic language.

See also: 嚏る (ひる)

古ふるい和わ歌かに「はなひる」という言こと葉ばが見みられる。
The word 'hanahiru' can be found in old waka poems.

彼かれは風邪かぜでしきりにはなひった。

He sneezed repeatedly due to a cold. (archaic usage)

Written forms

嚔はなひる
Historical kanji spelling; the kanji 嚔 is not commonly used in modern Japanese.
嚏はなひる
Historical kanji spelling; the kanji 嚏 is not commonly used in modern Japanese.
嚔はなひる
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; historical and not used in modern writing.
嚏はなひる
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; historical and not used in modern writing.

Kanji

嚔sneeze
嚏sneeze

Similar words

くしゃみ
Modern noun for 'sneeze'; used in the common expression くしゃみをする (to sneeze). はなひる is its archaic verb counterpart.

Etymology

Derived from 鼻 (hana, 'nose') + ひる (hiru, 'to expel, to sneeze'). The verb ひる is archaic and related to 放る (to release). The exact historical development is uncertain.