This study deals with a contrastive analysis of paremiological units in Russian, English, and Japanese. Itsobjective is to identify universal and culture-specific models of verbalizing emotions through the peripheralsomatic concepts nose and ears. The empirical material comprises thematic proverbs and sayings from thelinguocultures mentioned above. The methodology includes contrastive and seme analysis within the frameworkof a linguocultural approach. The results obtained demonstrate significant differences in the emotive semanticsand axiological load of these somatisms. In the Russian language, the concept nose is primarily associated withhumiliation and shame, while ears are linked to the non-perception of information. In English, nose is associatedwith manipulation and irritation, ears — with attention and trust. In Japanese, nose correlates with pride and anger,while ears are associated with shame and embarrassment. The identified differences are accounted for by theinfluence of linguocultural factors, including language family, specifics of the concept sphere, and sociopsychological attitudes. The results of the study can be applied in the fields of intercultural communication, cognitive linguistics, and lexicography.