Meanings
Readings
Common Words
่ญใ used for unpleasant smells
smell; scent; odour; odor; stench
aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood
faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
stinking; smelly
suspicious; fishy
hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy
clumsy; unskilled
(overly) gamey; strong-tasting
Suffix
smelling of
Suffix
looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
embarrassing; awkward
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
Usu. ๅใ
to be fragrant; to smell (good)
Usu. ่ญใ
to stink; to smell (bad)
to glow; to be bright
to smack of; to show hints of
smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody
degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen
worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary
fishy; suspicious; questionable
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A nose that is large has no trouble sniffing out stinking things.
The gossip columnist, known for her large nose for news, always manages to uncover the most stinking scandals of the rich and famous.
The statue of the forgotten god had a strangely large nose. Legend says if you make an offering of something truly stinking, it will grant you a wish.
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