Hanage wo Kazoeru (To Count Nose Hair)

Today, I learned the Japanese idiom "hanage wo kazoeru," which means "to count nose hair."

Although this idiom is listed in general dictionaries, I didn't know it until today.

The literal meaning is just a strange act, but it refers to that a women control a man who likes her at will.

I heard that this idiom was established in the Edo period, but I don't know the correct etymology.

Anyway, I feel that a man whose nose hair is counted by a woman is pitiable.

By the way, you can also say "hanage wo yomu" (to read nose hair), instead of "hanage wo kazoeru."

鼻毛を数える

今日、私は「鼻毛を数える」という日本語を学びました。

一般的な辞書に載っている慣用句ですが、私は今日まで知りませんでした。

文字通りの意味はただのおかしな行動ですが、「女性が自分に惚れている男性を思うように操る」ことを表します。

江戸時代からある言葉だそうですが、正確な語源はよくわかりません。

ただ、女性に鼻毛を数えられている男性は、なんだか情けない気がします。

ちなみに、「鼻毛を読む」としても同じ意味になります。

• Hanage wo Kazoeru (To Count Nose Hair)
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• Today, I learned the Japanese idiom "hanage wo kazoeru," which means "to count nose hair."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Although this idiom is listed in general dictionaries, I didn't know it until today.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The literal meaning is just a strange act, but it refers to that a women control a man who likes her at will.
• The literal meaning is just a strange act, but it refers to that a womean controlling a man who likes her at will.

• I heard that this idiom was established in the Edo period, but I don't know the correct etymology.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Anyway, I feel that a man whose nose hair is counted by a woman is pitiable.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• By the way, you can also say "hanage wo yomu" (to read nose hair), instead of "hanage wo kazoeru."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!