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Frequency: 2213
Grade 8

Meanings

fragrant
stink
glow
insinuate
(kokuji)

Readings

Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใซใŠ.ใ†
ใซใŠ.ใ„
ใซใŠ.ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใ‚Š
ใ“ใ†
ใ•ใŽ

Common Words

่‡ญใ„
ใซใŠใ„
Noun
Freq #1452
1

่‡ญใ„ used for unpleasant smells

smell; scent; odour; odor; stench

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ่ŠฑใฏใซใŠใ„ใŒๅผทใ„ใชใ€‚
That flower has a powerful smell.
2

aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood

3

faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

่‡ญใ„ใŒใ™ใ‚‹
ใซใŠใ„ใŒใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #4612
1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

่‡ญใ†
ใซใŠใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #12667
1

Usu. ๅŒ‚ใ†

to be fragrant; to smell (good)

2

Usu. ่‡ญใ†

to stink; to smell (bad)

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่พบ่‡ญใ†ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉใ€‚
Something stinks here.
3

to glow; to be bright

4

to smack of; to show hints of

ๅŒ‚ใ„ใŸใค
ใซใŠใ„ใŸใค
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #41535
1

to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell

2

to be radiant; to be attractive

่‡ญใ‚ใ™
ใซใŠใ‚ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #48272
1

่‡ญใ‚ใ™ only used for unpleasant odours

to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.)

2

to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎๆœฌใฎไธญใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่ทๆฅญใ‚’ใซใŠใ‚ใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ“ใจใฏใ‹ใ„ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
She makes no allusion in the book to her profession.
ใซใŠใ„ใถใใ‚
Noun
Freq #72249
1

scent bag; sachet

2

Zoology

scent gland

ใซใŠใ‚„ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #112713
1

sweet-scented

2

lustrous, shiny and beautiful

ๅ’ฒๅŒ‚ใ†
ใ•ใใซใŠใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #142274
1

to be in beautiful full bloom

Examples
ๆ˜ฅใซใชใ‚Œใฐ่ŠฑใŒ็”˜ใๅ’ฒใๅŒ‚ใ†ใ€‚
When spring sets in, the flowers smell sweet.
ใซใŠใ„ใ‚„ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #183791
1

sweet-scented

2

lustrous, shiny and beautiful

ๅŒ‚ใ„็މ
ๅŒ‚็މ
่‡ญ็މ
ใซใŠใ„ใ ใพ
ใใ•ใ„ใ ใพ (่‡ญใ„็މ)
Noun
Freq #185253
1

Colloquial

tonsil stone; tonsillolith

2

ๅŒ‚ใ„็މ๏ผๅŒ‚็މ only

scent ball

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