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かれ
彼
はいつも
うわさ
噂
を
か
嗅
ぎ
まわ
回
っていますよ。
He always sniffs around for gossip.
Conjugations and inflections
  嗅ぎ回っています is the masu form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 嗅ぎ回る   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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い つ も 1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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う わ さ 0
Most common form: うわさ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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か ぎ ま わ る 4 か ぎ ま わ る 0
Most common form: かぎ回る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sniff around
2. to snoop around; to nose about
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
噂
うわさ rumor, gossip   
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尊
ソン   たっとい    とうとい precious, dear, exalted   たっとぶ    とうとぶ to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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寸
スン   inch
酋
chieftain   
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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嗅
キュウ   かぐ to sniff, to smell   
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臭
シュウ   くさい foul-smelling   におう to smell (bad)   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
回
カイ   エ   まわる to revolve   まわす to make turn   
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囗
box, enclosure   
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