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嗅
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.
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.
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.
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.
1
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out
2
to discern (one thing from another); to determine
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.
1
Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead)
2
(being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye