Lingaku匂わせる【におわせる】
Frequency rank: 18,702. – 18,777.
- to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.)臭わせる only used for unpleasant odours
- to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
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- to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.)
- to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
This meaning refers to the act of emitting a scent or aroma, which can be literal, such as food giving off a smell, or it can refer to perfuming an environment.
This meaning involves indirectly indicating something or making a suggestion without stating it plainly. It can be used in contexts where someone is alluding to an idea or feeling rather than expressing it outright.
Generated collocations (experimental)
におわせる匂わせることば言葉words that hint atにおわせ匂わせをするto hint atれんあい恋愛をにおわせる匂わせるto suggest romanceにおわせる匂わせるひょうげん表現expressions that suggestにおわせる匂わせるしぐさ仕草gestures that hint atにおわせた匂わせたはつげん発言a statement that suggestsにおわせ匂わせのあるしゃしん写真a photo that gives off hintsなんげなく何気なくにおわせる匂わせるto casually suggestにおわせ匂わせにきづく気づくto notice the hintsにおわせ匂わせぶんか文化hinting culture
Example sentences
3 results
"Have you washed your hands?" "Yes, Mom." "With soap? Let me smell them!"
"Have you washed your hands?" "Yes, Mom." "With soap? Let me smell them!"