Keyword
scent
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig478
Readings
にお
(98%)
Composed of
plastic wrapper
spoon
Mnemonic

It's a stinky spoon with a really vile scent, so I've put it in a plastic wrapper.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
put up (a notice)
thirst
audience
kudzu (a type of plant)
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
Examples (45 in total)
It smells great. What are you cooking?
What's that funny smell?
What's this smell?
What is that smell?
I hate rain, but I love its smell.
The smell is disgusting.
The liquid gave off a strong smell.
I sniffed the smell.
The dog was sniffing a stick.
It smells good, doesn't it?
This egg has a bad smell.
This water smells good.
This flower smells nice.
This flower smells very nice.
This food smells rotten.
This fish smells bad.
It smelled really good.
Don't you smell something burning in the next room?
What did you cook? It smells delicious.
It smells weird.
It smells delicious.
This smells great! What are you cooking?
The fruit smells delicious.
This smells like cheese.
The smell of the perfume is excessively harsh.
The rose gives off a sweet odor.
The butter smells good.
I smell something burning.
The stew smells delicious.
The smell of cut grass summons up images of hot summer afternoons.
I thought I smelled bacon.
Why does Tom smell like that?
I smell gasoline.
After a heavy shower, the grass smells very good.
I like the smell of freshly-baked bread.
This squash smells like melon.
"It smells like popcorn." "It really does!"
The instant he opened the door, he smelt something burning.
Bears love the smell of kerosene.
Ammonia is a colorless liquid or gas with a very strong smell.
These wild flowers give off a nice smell.
The water coming from the faucet is strange. It has a good smell.
"Have you washed your hands?" "Yes, Mom." "With soap? Let me smell them!"
Ripe papaya smells like vomit.
When spring sets in, the flowers smell sweet.