Word details

嗅ぎ回る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嗅ぎ回る.

Dictionary

Entry

嗅ぎ回る嗅ぎまわるぎまわ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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

smell, sniff, scent

13 strokesFrequency 2,480Grade 8

On

キュウ

Kun

か.ぐ

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

6 strokesFrequency 50JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

まわ.る-まわ.る-まわ.りまわ.す-まわ.すまわ.し--まわ.しもとお.るか.える

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