nasal congestion; stuffy nose; blocked nose
Common term for a blocked or stuffy nose, often due to a cold or allergies.
風邪で鼻づまりがひどい。
My nose is really stuffy because of a cold.
鼻づまりを解消する方
Please tell me how to relieve nasal congestion.
Most common spelling using づ for the rendaku form.
Alternate kanji spelling using 詰; less common but still seen.
Variant with 詰り instead of 詰まり; rarely used.
Compound of 鼻 (hana, 'nose') and 詰まり (tsumari, 'blockage'), with rendaku voicing changing tsumari to zumari.