鼻はな栓せん

noun

nasal plug; nose plug

A plug or stopper for the nose, used for swimming, medical purposes, or to block smells.

• 水すい泳えいのときに鼻はな栓せんを使つかう人ひともいる。

  Some people use a nose plug when swimming.

noun

wedge; wooden pin (in tusk tenon joint)

Architectural term: a wedge or wooden pin driven through a tenon in a tusk mortise-and-tenon joint to secure it.

• この伝でん統とう的てきな建たて具ぐでは、鼻はな栓せんでほぞを固こ定ていしている。

  In this traditional joinery, the tenon is secured with a wedge (鼻栓).