smell, sniff, scent
On'yomi (音読み)
- キュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- か.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 嗅 (きゅう, かぐ) means to smell or sniff, and it's primarily used as a verb. For example, 嗅ぐ (かぐ) means 'to sniff.' It also appears in compounds like 嗅覚 (きゅうかく), which means 'sense of smell,' and 嗅球 (きゅうきゅう), meaning 'olfactory bulb,' part of the brain that processes smells. Another interesting term is 幻嗅 (げんきゅう), referring to a condition where one perceives smells that aren’t actually present. When using 嗅 in conversation, remember that its focus is on the action of smelling rather than sheer scent or fragrance itself.
Example sentences
花の香りを嗅いだ。
I smelled the fragrance of the flowers.
Meanings across languages
- English
- smell, sniff, scent
- Tiếng Việt
- ngửi, hít thở, mùi
- 日本語
- 嗅ぐ, 嗅ぎ取る, 香り
- 한국어
- 냄새 맡다, 후각, 향기
- 中文
- 闻, 嗅, 气味
- id
- bau, mencium, aroma
- th
- กลิ่น, การดมกลิ่น, น้ำหอม
- es
- olor, olfato, fragancia
- fr
- odeur, renifler, parfum
- de
- Geruch, Schnüffeln, Duft
- pt
- cheiro, cheirar, scent
Common compounds
- 嗅ぐto sniff, to smell
- 嗅覚sense of smell, olfaction
- 嗅脳rhinencephalon
- 嗅球olfactory bulb, bulbus olfactorius
- 幻嗅phantosmia, phantom smell, olfactory hallucination
- 嗅神経olfactory nerve
- 嗅細胞olfactory cell
- 嗅ぎ茶tea tasting, tea-tasting
Words using this kanji
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