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匂 means 'fragrant'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 1289   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 30 names   Component in 7 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   におい fragrant   におう to be fragrant
Additional readings
Kun    におわす to give out an odor   におわせる
Name    おり   こう   さぎ
Notes
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Find out about a kanji that can represent both a fragrance and a stench. Learn to say, “That flower has a powerful scent,” “The room reeks of lacquer,” “This book has a whiff of anarchism,” “The flowers glow in the morning sun,” “A dog has a sharp sense of smell,” “There's something fishy about how the secretary is acting,” and “In the book she makes no allusion to her profession.”
Components
⿹  勹 wrap  匕 spoon  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 匂 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 匂 is used 15 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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におい : 12 words FIND ALL
1. to be enveloped in a smell
2. to be radiant; to be attractive
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におい (read as におい) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
cherry tree with fragrant flowers  (often written with kana only)
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An additional にお.う less common words include 匂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2089  Key to Kanji: - 

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匂
におい fragrant   におう to be fragrant   
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勹
wrap
匕
さじ spoon   
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