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fragrant

Stroke count: 4

Readings

Kun readingにお.う、にお.い、にお.わせる

Radicals and components

Radical勺wrapComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 478

Compound words

匂いにおい

smell; scent; odour; odor; stench

匂うにおう

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 匂

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step