嗅
嗅

smell, sniff, scent

13 strokesFrequency 2,480Grade 8

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か.ぐ

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嗅ぐかぐTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4538
1

to sniff; to smell

Examples
犬は見知らぬ人の匂いをかいだ。
The dog sniffed at the stranger.
嗅覚きゅうかくNounFreq #11106
1

sense of smell; olfaction

Examples
嗅覚が鈍っています。
I can't smell well. I have lost my sense of smell.
嗅ぎつける嗅ぎ付けるかぎつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #17298
1

to sniff out; to get wind of

Examples
その新聞記者はニュースを嗅ぎつける鋭い勘を持っている。
The newsman has a nose for news.
嗅ぎ回る嗅ぎまわるかぎまわるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #30240
1

to sniff around

2

to snoop around; to nose about

Examples
彼はいつも噂をかぎ回っていますよ。
He's always anxious to pick up gossip.
嗅ぎ取るかぎ取るかぎとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #31170
1

to smell

2

to sense

嗅ぎ分けるかぎわけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #38618
1

to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out

2

to discern (one thing from another); to determine

嗅ぎ出すかぎ出すかぎだすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #82755
1

to scent out; to detect

Examples
この犬は麻薬を嗅ぎ出すよう訓練されている。
This dog is trained to smell out drugs.
嗅ぎ当てるかぎあてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #84315
1

to sniff out; to catch the scent of

鼻薬を嗅がせるはなぐすりをかがせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #167037
1

Idiomatic expression

to bribe

嗅細胞きゅうさいぼうNounFreq #199748
1

olfactory cell

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