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鼻につく · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	鼻はなにつく	鼻はなにつかない
Polite	鼻はなにつきます	鼻はなにつきません
Past polite	鼻はなにつきました	鼻はなにつきませんでした
Past	鼻はなについた	鼻はなにつかなかった
Te-form	鼻はなについて	鼻はなにつかないで
Desire	鼻はなにつきたい	鼻はなにつきたくない
Potential	鼻はなにつける	鼻はなにつけない
Passive	鼻はなにつかれる	鼻はなにつかれない
Causative	鼻はなにつかせる	鼻はなにつかせない
Causative passive	鼻はなにつかせられるalso 鼻はなにつかされる	鼻はなにつかせられないalso 鼻はなにつかされない
Volitional	鼻はなにつこう
Polite volitional	鼻はなにつきましょう
Imperative	鼻はなにつけ	鼻はなにつくな
Conditional	鼻はなにつけば	鼻はなにつかなければ
Tara conditional	鼻はなについたら	鼻はなにつかなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-ku)

be fed up with; be sick of; get on one's nerves

Expresses irritation or disgust with something that has become tiresome or overbearing, often from overexposure. The subject is the annoying thing, and the person is marked with に or implied.

彼かれの自じ慢まん話ばなしはもう鼻はなにつく。
His boasting has really started to get on my nerves.
同おなじメロディーが繰くり返かえされて、鼻はなについてきた。
The same melody kept repeating and I got sick of it.

expression, godan verb (-ku)

stink; smell bad

Literal meaning: an unpleasant smell hits the nose. Less common than the figurative sense; often replaced by 臭い or 悪臭がする in modern speech.

生なまゴミの臭においが鼻はなについて、食しょく欲よくがなくなった。
The smell of garbage stank so much I lost my appetite.

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Kanji

鼻nose, snout
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

うんざりN2sense 1
うんざりする describes general weariness or boredom, while 鼻につく specifically means something has become irritating through excessive familiarity or overexposure.
臭くさいN4sense 2
臭い is the everyday adjective for 'smells bad,' while 鼻につく in its literal sense is a more vivid, less common way to say an odor hits the nose.
気きに障さわるN1sense 1
気に障る means something offends or irritates one's feelings, whereas 鼻につく implies irritation from someone or something being cloying or overbearing after repeated exposure.
匂におうN3sense 2
臭う is the standard verb for 'to smell/stink,' while 鼻につく's literal sense is a more literary, less frequent expression for an unpleasant smell reaching the nose.
辟へき易えきN1sense 1
辟易する is a more formal word for being fed up or exasperated, while 鼻につく carries a stronger sense of nagging annoyance from overexposure to something overbearing.

Don't confuse with

目めにつくN2
目に付く means to catch the eye or stand out visually, and is easily confused with 鼻につく, which is about irritation or smell, not visual noticeability.
鼻はなをつくN1
鼻につく describes a smell or attitude that becomes annoying or cloying over time, while 鼻をつく describes a sudden, sharp smell that strikes the nose.

Written forms

鼻はなにつく
Standard spelling; つく is usually written in kana for this idiom.
鼻はなに付つく
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but seen.

Etymology

Literally 'to stick to the nose.' The figurative sense comes from the idea of a smell that lingers and becomes unpleasant, extended to anything that becomes irritating through overexposure.