はなお

Compound of 鼻 (hana, “nose”, possibly in reference to the front end of a sandal?) +‎ 緒 (o, “cord, string, thong”).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to a text from the 1400s.[5]

• (Tokyo) はなお [hànáó] (Heiban – [0])[3][4][6]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠o̞]

はなお • (hanao) ^{←はなを (fanawo)?}

1. [from mid-1400s] the thong of a geta or sandal, the vertical portion of the strap that goes between the toes

   Synonyms: 前緒 (maeo, literally “front thong”), 前壺 (maetsubo, literally “front point”)

2. [date uncertain] (more generally) the thong and straps of a geta or sandal

   Synonyms: 緒 (o, “cord, string, thong, strap”), (rare) 横緒 (yoko-o, literally “side strap”)

• 鼻緒擦(はなおず)れ (hanaozure, “a blister or abrasion between one's toes or on the top of the foot, caused by the rubbing of the thong or straps on a geta or sandal”)