Kanji Detail for 嗅 - "to smell, to sniff"

嗅

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

嗅 means "to smell, to sniff." Also associated with to sense.
1. Smell - To perceive odors with the nose.
2. Sniff - To inhale through the nose.
3. Sense - To detect; to perceive.
Words using 嗅
- 嗅ぐかぐ to sniff; to smell
Tattoo check: 嗅
- Verified meaning: to smell, to sniff
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to sense
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

smell; sniff; scent

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

smell, scent, sniff; olfactive

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to smell; to sniff; to nose

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to sniff, to smell, to scent

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The nose detecting smells.
Onyomi

kyuu(キュウ)
Kunyomi

kagu(か-ぐ)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords

to smell to sniff to sense investigate aroma detect fragrance inhale nose odor olfactory perceive scent stench whiff