# 嗅 — Smell

Frequency rank 1946 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 唆 (Instigate), less common than 伎 (Deed).

- On’yomi: きゅう
- Kun’yomi: か
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

You open your mouth near yourself and take a big sniff — you're trying to smell something strange.

In words:

- 嗅ぐ かぐ — to sniff,to smell

[Study 嗅](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%97%85)

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