aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
Describes a nose with a prominent bridge that curves downward like an eagle's beak. Neutral descriptive term.
He is characterized by his prominent aquiline nose.
あの彫刻の鷲鼻はとても印象的だ。
The aquiline nose on that sculpture is very striking.
Standard kanji spelling; 鷲 means 'eagle' and 鼻 means 'nose'.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
Katakana-kana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
Compound of 鷲 (わし, 'eagle') and 鼻 (はな, 'nose'), with rendaku voicing of はな to ばな. Literally 'eagle nose', referring to the curved shape resembling an eagle's beak.