Kanji

What does the kanji 匂 mean?

匂 means smell, fragrance (kokuji - native Japanese character). Kun'yomi にお.う、にお.い、にお.わせる.

Quick facts
Kun'yomiにお.う、にお.い、にお.わせる
Strokes4
Main radical勹
Kun'yomi にお.う、にお.い、にお.わせる
4 strokes

smell, fragrance (kokuji - native Japanese character)

Main radical

勹wrap 2 strokes

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Common words

  • 匂いにおいsmell, scent
  • 匂うにおうto smell, give off a scent; to hint at

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.