I Love Kanji匂い (nioi)
匂い (におい, nioi) is a Japanese noun meaning “smell; scent”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- におい
- Romaji
- nioi
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- smell; scent; odour; odor; stench · noun · 臭い used for unpleasant smells
- aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor · noun
- faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword · noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 匂い
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 匂い.
Source: JMdict entry 1599760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.