The kanji 嗅: meaning, readings and stroke order

嗅

Meaning: smell, sniff
On reading: キュウ kyuu
Kun reading: か（ぐ） kagu
Strokes: 13
Radical: 口 mouth, opening
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngửi (khứu)
Japanese: においをかぐ。
Korean: 냄새 맡다 (후)
Chinese: 闻、嗅

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading · less common

嗅きゅう覚かく
sense of smell
犬は 嗅きゅう覚かくがするどいです。
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

か（ぐ） kagu · kun reading · less common

嗅かぐ
to smell, to sniff
花の匂いを 嗅かぎます。
I smell the flowers.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.