This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: にお.う、にお.い、にお.わせる
Romaji: nio.u, nio.i, nio.waseru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おり、こう、さぎ
Romaji: ori, kou, sagi
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Romaji

Meanings

fragrant, stink, glow, insinuate, (kokuji)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  20
Frequency:  2213
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  nae
Unicode:  5302
JIS:  4677

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2944
Nelson Index: 742
New Nelson Index: 567
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.7
Four Corner Index: 2772.0
Japanese Names Index: 73
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2503
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0427
Remembering the kanji Index: 2147
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2548
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 464
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 478
Essential Kanji Index: 1895
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3662
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2552

Words

匂い (におい)
odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
匂わせる (におわせる)
to smell of; to give off a scent; to hint at; to intimate
匂わす (におわす)
to give out an odor, scent or perfume (odour); to suggest; to insinuate
匂い油 (においあぶら)
perfumed hair oil
匂い菖蒲 (においしょうぶ)
aromatic cane; orris
匂う (におう)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright; to smack of; to show hints of
噛柴 (たむしば、タムシバ)
willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
匂い立つ (においたつ)
to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
匂い袋 (においぶくろ)
sachet
咲き匂う (さきにおう)
to be in beautiful full bloom
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