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Zach

Readings

Kana: キュウ、か.ぐ
Romaji: kyū, ka.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

smell, sniff, scent

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2480
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  hu
Chinese Reading:  xiu4
Unicode:  55c5
JIS:  534C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 973
New Nelson Index: 871
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d10.3
Four Corner Index: 6603.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4048
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1116
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 576
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 129
Kodansha Kanji Index: 772

Words

嗅覚 (きゅうかく)
sense of smell; olfaction
嗅ぎ分ける (かぎわける)
to scent out; to discern
嗅ぎ当てる (かぎあてる)
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
見る目嗅ぐ鼻 (みるめかぐはな)
Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead); (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye
嗅神経 (きゅうしんけい)
olfactory nerve
嗅ぐ (かぐ)
to sniff; to smell
嗅ぎ付ける (かぎつける)
to sniff out; to get wind of
嗅ぎ出す (かぎだす)
to scent out; to detect
嗅ぎ煙草 (かぎたばこ、かぎタバコ)
snuff
嗅細胞 (きゅうさいぼう)
olfactory cell
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