鼻様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼻	様
はな Grade: 3	さま Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
鼻樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 鼻 (hana, “nose”) +‎ 様 (sama, honorific). From the practice of pointing to one's nose to refer to oneself.

Pronoun

鼻(はな)様(さま) • (hanasama)

an arrogant, proud first person personal pronoun; I, me, myself.

Synonyms

俺様, 己様

References

1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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