N31230/1669
匂い
nounnoun (generic)
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におい
Meanings
- smell, scent, odour, odor, stench
- aura, whiff, smack, flavour, flavor, mood
- faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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Example sentences
この花の匂いはとても良いです。
The smell of this flower is very nice.
台所からおいしそうな匂いがしてきた。
A delicious smell came from the kitchen.
この部屋は変な匂いがするね。
This room smells strange, doesn't it?
彼女の香水の匂いが廊下に残っていた。
The scent of her perfume lingered in the hallway.
雨上がりの土の匂いを嗅ぐと、子供の頃のことを思い出す。
When I smell the scent of the earth after rain, I remember my childhood.
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