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嗅

smell
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. smell
    彼が何かすると必ず彼女が嗅ぎつける。He never does anything but she smells it out.tatoeba
    猫がネズミを嗅ぎつけたようですね。Seems like the cat had gotten wind of a rat.tatoeba
  2. sniffRtK
  3. scent
  1. to sniff
  2. to smell

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

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Compound words

嗅ぐかぐ
to sniff; to smell
嗅覚きゅうかく
sense of smell
嗅神経きゅうしんけい
olfactory nerve
嗅ぎ出すかぎだす
to scent out
嗅ぎタバコかぎタバコ
snuff
嗅ぎたばこかぎタバコ
snuff
嗅ぎつけるかぎつける
to sniff out
嗅ぎわけるかぎわける
to distinguish by smell
嗅ぎ付けるかぎつける
to sniff out
嗅ぎ分けるかぎわける
to distinguish by smell

Additional Examples

猫がネズミを嗅ぎつけたようですね。
Seems like the cat had gotten wind of a rat.tatoeba
私は私の鼻で臭いを嗅ぐ。
I smell with my nose.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嗅

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