匂い

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)

1. 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

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN