鼻毛を読む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鼻毛を読む | 鼻毛を読まない |
| Polite | 鼻毛を読みます | 鼻毛を読みません |
| Past polite | 鼻毛を読みました | 鼻毛を読みませんでした |
| Past | 鼻毛を読んだ | 鼻毛を読まなかった |
| Te-form | 鼻毛を読んで | 鼻毛を読まないで |
| Desire | 鼻毛を読みたい | 鼻毛を読みたくない |
| Potential | 鼻毛を読める | 鼻毛を読めない |
| Passive | 鼻毛を読まれる | 鼻毛を読まれない |
| Causative | 鼻毛を読ませる | 鼻毛を読ませない |
| Causative passive | 鼻毛を読ませられるalso 鼻毛を読まされる | 鼻毛を読ませられないalso 鼻毛を読まされない |
| Volitional | 鼻毛を読もう | |
| Polite volitional | 鼻毛を読みましょう | |
| Imperative | 鼻毛を読め | 鼻毛を読むな |
| Conditional | 鼻毛を読めば | 鼻毛を読まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 鼻毛を読んだら | 鼻毛を読まなかったら |
lead a man around by the nose; have a man wrapped around one's finger
Idiomatic expression describing a woman manipulating or controlling a man, often through charm or cunning. The image is of leading someone by the nose hairs.
She leads him around by the nose and makes him do whatever she says.
That man who is being led around by the nose by that woman is pitiful.