pug nose; snub nose; upturned nose
Describes a nose with a rounded, slightly upturned tip, often compared to a lion's nose. Neutral descriptive term.
彼女は獅子鼻がチャームポイントだ。
Her upturned nose is her charming feature.
あの子の獅子鼻がかわいい。
That child's pug nose is cute.
Means 'aquiline nose' or 'hooked nose', the opposite of an upturned nose.
snub-nosed monkey
Standard kanji spelling. 獅子 means 'lion', and 鼻 means 'nose', referring to a nose shape resembling a lion's.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling. Less common but still used.
Compound of 獅子 (shishi, 'lion') and 鼻 (hana, 'nose'), referring to a nose shape reminiscent of a lion's nose. The reading ししばな is a straightforward combination of the two words.