KUNにおい、におう
Meanings
smellscentaromafragrance
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How to remember

The outer part 勹 (wrap) surrounds 匕 (spoon/small item). Imagine a tiny spoon (匕) holding something with a distinctive **smell** that then seems to wrap around it (勹).
Visualize a beautiful flower (represented by the delicate shape of 匕) from which a pleasant **scent** (勹) is wafting and spreading around it.

Vocabulary

匂いにおい
smell, scent, aroma
匂うにおう
to smell, to be fragrant
良い匂いいいにおい
good smell
変な匂いへんなにおい
strange smell

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