耳鼻

Japanese
Kanji in this term
耳 鼻
じ
Grade: 1		 び
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

耳鼻 (hiragana じび, rōmaji jibi)

  1. ears and nose
    • 1960 [1919], Kōda Rohan, Unmei [Destiny], page 37:
      段 (だん)答 (こた)えて曰 (いわ)く進香 (ジンシアン)は星 (こう)考 (こう)禁 (きん)あり、遵 (したが)わう者 (もの)は孝 (こう)たり、遵 (したが)わざる者 (もの)は不 (ふ)孝 (こう)たり、とて使 (し)者 (しゃ)の耳 (じ)鼻 (び)を割 (さ)き、峻 (しゅん)厳 (げん)の語 (ご)をもて斥 (しりぞ)く。
      Dan kotaete iwaku jinshian wa kōkō kin ari, shitagawau mono wa kō tari, shitagawazaru mono wa fukō tari, tote shisha no jibi o saki, shungen no go o mote shirizoku.
      Since jinxiang (offering incense) was forbidden by decree, those who obeyed were dutiful, those who disobeyed were faithless, and even the messenger's ears and nose would be cut, according to the strict reply.

Derived terms
  • 耳 (じ)鼻 (び)科 (か) (jibika, “otorhinology”)
  • 耳 (じ)鼻 (び)咽 (いん)喉 (こう)科 (か) (jibiinkōka, “otorhinolaryngology”)
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