Kanji #152 ／ 嗅

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
The japanese reading : ka ( gu )
The sound reading : kyu u, ku

< MEANING >
smell ( verb )

< ORIGIN >
「口」＋「right part」
口 : mouth
right part : smell ( noun ), The figure that a dog smell it. (「自」＋「犬」)
自 : nose
犬 : dog

< USE >
嗅覚 [shu u - ka ku] : sense of smell

example) 彼は香りを嗅ぐだけでそれが何か分かります。 [ ka re - wa - ka o - ri wo - ka - gu da ke de so re ga - na ni - ka - wa - ka ri ma su. ] He understands what it is just to smell a fragrance.

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I introduce ''嗅'' on this time.

''臭'' was used in old days.
However,
''臭'' came to mean only bad - smelling ( noun ) later.
Therefore,
''嗅'' came to be used.

I introduce ''触'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

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