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はなくす【鼻糞・鼻屎・鼻くす】 : hanakusu | define meaning

hanakusu

Pronunciation: [hanakusu]

Definition

Noun

Nasal mucus; snot; booger

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はなくそ【鼻糞】 hanakuso "nasal mucus".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「はなくす」鼻屎（ハナクソ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	鼻糞鼻屎鼻くす
Kana	はなくす
Romanization	hanakusu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[hanakusu]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 2). はなくす【鼻糞・鼻屎・鼻くす】 : hanakusu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7161/hanakusu/.