嗅ぐ
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to sniff; to smell
Other spellings
かぐ
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かぐ
Used in vocabulary
見る目嗅ぐ鼻
Yama's pole with a human head on the top (able to discern good and evil of the dead); (being a) fuss-pot; complaining about things in the public eye
Expression
Examples13
犬
The dog sniffed at the stranger.
警察
The police set a dog on the scent.
私
I smell with my nose.
我々
We smell with our noses.
僕
I sniffed the smell.
犬
The dog was sniffing a stick.