Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嗅


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Meaning

smell, sniff

Pronunciation

KYŪ
kagu

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: variation of smell, stink (because without "dog" )

Mnemonic

The mouth itself of the dog can sniff a smell. (Or: The mouth itself of a dog has a smell.)

Radicals

mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
oneself(The Radical mizukara shows an eye that has an emphasis to express that the own person is meant.)
dog(Shows a big person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog .)
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Vocabulary

嗅覚 きゅうかく sense of smell
嗅ぐ かぐ to sniff, to smell

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