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    3. 嗅ぐ

    嗅ぐ

    嗅かぐ​

    to sniff

    N2KMT9CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    かぐ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to sniff, to smell

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    花はなの匂においを嗅かぐ。

    To smell the scent of a flower.

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれはコーヒーの香かおりを深ふかく嗅かいだ。

    He deeply sniffed the aroma of coffee.

    KMT9Daily LifeFood & Dining
    料りょう理りの前まえに、材ざい料りょうが新しん鮮せんかどうか匂においを嗅かいで確かく認にんする。

    Before cooking, I smell the ingredients to check if they are fresh.

    KMT9Daily LifeFood & Dining
    犬いぬは優すぐれた嗅きゅう覚かくで、遠とおくの獲え物ものの匂においを嗅かぎつけることができる。

    Dogs can sniff out prey from afar with their excellent sense of smell.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    警けい察さつ犬けんは、麻ま薬やくの匂においを嗅かぎ分わける訓くん練れんを受うけている。

    Police dogs are trained to distinguish the smell of drugs.

    KMT10Daily LifeAnimals

    Characters that make up this word

    嗅
    か.ぐ…(1)
    smell・sniff・scent
    Kanji
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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