# 匂 — Smell

Frequency rank 1315 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 芝 (Lawn), less common than 葬 (Burial).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: にお
- Radical: 勹 Wrap (Kangxi 20)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Inside a prison on the left, a spoon on the right stirs something -- the mysterious something stirred by a spoon inside the prison walls creates an awful smell.

In words:

- 匂い におい — odour,scent,smell,stench
- 匂う におう — to be fragrant,to smell,to stink

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