Lingaku匂い【におい】
Frequency rank: 1,513.
- odour; odor; scent; smell; stench臭い usu. has a negative connotation
- aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 匂い【におい】Frequency rank: 1,513.
- 臭い【におい】Frequency rank: 2,361. – 2,362.
- 匂【におい】
- においFrequency rank: 11,424. – 11,450.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- odour; odor; scent; smell; stench
- aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
This meaning refers to any perceptible scent or smell, which can be pleasant, neutral, or unpleasant. It encompasses a wide range of olfactory experiences.
This meaning conveys a more abstract or metaphorical sense, suggesting an impression or feeling associated with something, often beyond just the physical smell.
Generated collocations (experimental)
におい匂いをかぐ嗅ぐto smell (odour)よい良いにおい匂いpleasant scentわるい悪いにおい匂いbad smellはな花のにおい匂いscent of flowersにおいがする匂いがするto have a smellにおい匂いがただよう漂うan odour waftsにおい匂いをかんじる感じるto perceive a scentたべもの食べ物のにおい匂いsmell of foodにおい匂いのみなもと源source of the odourにおい匂いをかぎわける嗅ぎ分けるto distinguish scentsかおり香りとにおい匂いfragrance and odourにおい匂いをけす消すto eliminate odourにおい匂いがこもるthe smell lingers
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Please do your model building at home! The room's full of the smell of lacquer.
2. はなび花火のひける弾けるおと音がやむ止むと、きゅうに急にあたり辺りがしずかに静かになる。あとに後にのこった残ったかやく火薬のにおい匂いが、なんだかおれ俺をせんちめんたるセンチメンタルなきぶん気分にさせた。
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
The smell of various foodstuffs drifted up from the lunch box.
The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.
I just couldn't put up with the man smelling of whisky sitting next to me.
She opened the window to free the kitchen of the smell.
She sent me a postcard that said she hates the smell of animals.