嗅 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- キュウ
- Kun
- か.ぐ
- Meaning
- smell; sniff
Origin
Mouth plus odour: to take in a smell — to sniff.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キュウ | 嗅覚 |
|---|---|
| かぐ | 嗅ぐ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 嗅覚きゅうかく
sense of smell
- 嗅ぎ分けるかぎわける
to tell apart by smell
Example
犬は人より嗅覚が鋭い。
Dogs have a keener sense of smell than people.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)