嗅かぐ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

嗅ぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

Transitive verb for deliberately inhaling through the nose to detect a scent. Often used for smelling flowers, food, or checking for odors.

〈物もの〉の匂においを嗅かぐto smell the scent of something
彼かれは花はなの匂においを嗅かいだ。
He smelled the flower's scent.
犬いぬが〈物もの〉を嗅かぐa dog sniffs something
犬いぬが地じ面めんを嗅かいでいる。
The dog is sniffing the ground.
くんくん嗅かぐto sniff repeatedly (in short breaths)
子こ犬いぬがくんくん匂においを嗅かいだ。
The puppy sniffed around, snuffling.

見みる目め嗅かぐ鼻はなYama's pole with a human head on top (able to discern good and evil of the dead) · fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye

匂におうN3
嗅ぐ is a transitive verb meaning to actively sniff or smell something, while 匂う is intransitive and means that something gives off a smell.

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嗅かぎつける
sniff out; get wind of
嗅かぎタバコ
snuff
嗅かぎ分わける
distinguish by smell; smell the difference; scent out · discern; determine; sniff out
嗅かぎ当あてる
sniff out; catch the scent of

嗅かぐUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; the only kanji form.
かぐUsage44%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 嗅 is used specifically for the sense of smell.