Word details

嗅ぐ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嗅ぐ.

Dictionary

Entry

嗅ぐ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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

smell, sniff, scent

13 strokesFrequency 2,480Grade 8

On

キュウ

Kun

か.ぐ

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