嗅
smell, sniff, scent
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
Kun'yomi
- か.ぐ
Meaning
嗅 centers on the act of perceiving odor: smelling, sniffing, or detecting a scent.
Most common words using 嗅
20 of 24- 嗅ぐかぐN2
to sniff; to smell
- 嗅覚きゅうかく
sense of smell; olfaction
- 嗅ぎつけるかぎつける
to sniff out; to get wind of
- 嗅ぎタバコかぎタバコ
snuff
- 嗅ぎ出すかぎだす
to scent out; to detect
- 嗅ぎ分けるかぎわける
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out
- 嗅ぎ取るかぎとる
to smell
- 嗅ぎ回るかぎまわる
to sniff around
- 嗅ぎ当てるかぎあてる
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
- 嗅ぎ茶かぎちゃ
tea tasting; tea-tasting
- 嗅ぎ薬かぎぐすり
inhalant; medicine that is inhaled
- 嗅球きゅうきゅう
olfactory bulb; bulbus olfactorius
- 嗅神経きゅうしんけい
olfactory nerve
- 嗅細胞きゅうさいぼう
olfactory cell
- 嗅脳きゅうのう
rhinencephalon
- 嗅覚低下きゅうかくていか
hyposmia; microsmia
- 嗅覚受容神経きゅうかくじゅようしんけい
olfactory receptor neuron; olfactory sensory neuron
- 嗅覚器官きゅうかくきかん
olfactory organ
- 嗅覚障害きゅうかくしょうがい
dysosmia
- 幻嗅げんきゅう
phantosmia; phantom smell; olfactory hallucination
Study
Etymology
嗅 combines 口 (mouth) with 臭 (smell, odor), suggesting the act of smelling or sniffing. 臭 itself is composed of 自 (nose) and 犬 (dog), originally referring to a dog's keen sense of smell.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside a nose 自 and a dog 犬: imagine a dog sniffing with its nose and mouth, detecting every scent.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, picture a curious dog sniffing a cue ball: cue -> キュウ, and the dog smells it intently.