漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
嗅: smell, sniff
Also: scent
N1 (our estimate)13 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 臭 and 犬 are drawn in
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キュウkyuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 嗅覚きゅうかくsense of smell; olfaction
- 嗅脳きゅうのうrhinencephalon
かぐkagu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 嗅ぐかぐto sniff; to smell
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side嗅 smell · 口 + 臭
vs獄 prison · ⺨ + 言In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiù
Same form: 嗅 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 嗅 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 嗅 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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