匂い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
匂
にお Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) におい [nìóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɲ̟io̞i]

Noun

匂い (hiragana におい, rōmaji nioi, historical hiragana にほひ)

good smell, scent, fragrance

Alternative forms

臭い

Synonyms

香 (かお)り (kaori)

Derived terms

匂い油
匂い菖蒲
匂い袋

See also

匂 (にお)う (niou)

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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