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[にお()·]
niou
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[にお()·]
niou

English Meaning(s) for 匂う

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be fragrant; to smell (good) (usu. 匂う)
  2. to stink; to smell (bad) (usu. 臭う)
  3. to glow; to be bright
  4. to smack of; to show hints of

Definition and Synonyms for 匂う

Suggest drop a hint
Synonyms: かすめる, ほのめかす, サジェスト, 匂う, 匂わす, 匂わせる, 暗示, 示唆
Funky offensively malodorous
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 臭い
Smell emit an odor
Synonyms: 匂う
Stink smell badly and offensively
Synonyms: 匂う
Smell smell bad
Synonyms: 匂う
Smell inhale the odor of
Synonyms: 匂う, 嗅ぐ, 聞く
Intimate give to understand
Synonyms: ほのめかす, 匂う, 匂わす, 匂わせる, 暗示
Smell the act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う
Scent any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms: アロマ, 匂い, 匂う, 異臭, 異香, 臭い, 臭み, 臭味, 芳香, , 薫香, , , , 香り, 香る, 香気, 馨香
Bouquet a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 幽香, 臭い, 芳香, 薫香, 香り, 香る, 香気
Odor the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 臭い, , , , 香り, 香る
Malodor a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 悪臭, 異臭, 臭い, 臭気
Flavour the six kinds of quarks
Synonyms: フレーバー, 匂い, 匂う, 口当たり, , , 味覚, 風情
Feel the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Synonyms: フィーリング, 匂い, 匂う, 感じ, 感じる, 感ずる, 様子, 気分, 雰囲気
Smell perceive by the olfactory sense
Synonyms: 匂う, 嗅ぐ, 聞く
Suggest intimate by a hint
Synonyms: かすめる, ほのめかす, サジェスト, 匂う, 匂わす, 匂わせる, 暗示, 示唆

Meanings for each kanji in 匂う

» fragrant; stink; glow; insinuate; (kokuji)

Categories 匂う is a member of

Sensing becoming aware of something via the senses
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Perceive to become aware of through the senses
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Smell emit an odor
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Smell smell bad
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Property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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Scent any property detected by the olfactory system
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Sense Datum an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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Odor the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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Form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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Ambiance a particular environment or surrounding influence
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Cause To Be Perceived have perceptible qualities
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Convey make known
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Suggest drop a hint
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 匂う

Conjugations for 匂う

masu stem
[にお()·]
nioi
Negative stem
[にお()·]
niowa
te-form
[にお()··]
niotte
Negative te-form
[にお()····]
niowanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[にお()···]
niowanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()·]
niou
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()···]
niowanai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()··]
niotta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
niowanakatta
Presumptive Form
[にお()··]
nioou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
nioimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()····]
nioimasen
Past Indicative Form
[にお()····]
nioimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·······]
nioimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[にお()·····]
nioimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
nioitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
nioitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()·····]
nioitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·······]
nioitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[にお()··]
nioita
te-form
[にお()····]
nioitakute
Negative te-form
[にお()······]
nioitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[にお()···]
nioitaku
Provisional Form
[にお()·····]
nioitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[にお()·······]
nioitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[にお()······]
nioitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[にお()········]
nioitakunakattara
Objective Form
[にお()···]
nioitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()·]
nioe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()····]
nioinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()··]
nioeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
niowanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[にお()····]
niowanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niottara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()······]
niowanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niottari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()··]
nioeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()···]
nioenai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()··]
nioeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
nioenakatta
masu-stem
[にお()·]
nioe
te-form
[にお()··]
nioete
Negative te-form
[にお()····]
nioenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
nioemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()····]
nioemasen
Past Indicative Form
[にお()····]
nioemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·······]
nioemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niowareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()····]
niowarenai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niowareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()······]
niowarenakatta
masu stem
[にお()··]
nioware
te-form
[にお()···]
niowarete
Negative te-form
[にお()·····]
niowarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()····]
niowaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
niowaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[にお()·····]
niowaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()········]
niowaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niowaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()····]
niowasenai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()···]
niowaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()······]
niowasenakatta
masu stem
[にお()··]
niowase
te-form
[にお()···]
niowasete
Negative te-form
[にお()·····]
niowasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()····]
niowasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
niowasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[にお()·····]
niowasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()········]
niowasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()····]
niowasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·····]
niowasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[にお()····]
niowasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·······]
niowasarenakatta
masu stem
[にお()···]
niowasare
te-form
[にお()····]
niowasarete
Negative te-form
[にお()······]
niowasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[にお()·····]
niowasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()······]
niowasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[にお()······]
niowasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[にお()·········]
niowasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[にお()··]
niowan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()··]
niowazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()··]
niowanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[にお()···]
niowazaru

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