Components
匂う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
臭う
BOOST
Reading : におう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be fragrant; to smell (good)  (usu. 匂う)
2. to stink; to smell (bad)  (usu. 臭う)
3. to glow; to be bright
4. to smack of; to show hints of
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 86,238 which gives a rank of 8,890
臭う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 111,000 (about 1,390,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4504 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
この
へん
にお
だけど
Something stinks here.
げんき
元気
さかな
そだ
すいそう
水槽
つく
かいすい
海水
オーケー
OK
!:
にお
わない
にごらない
すいそう
水槽
みずか
水換
なし! title of book, album etc.
Making a Fish Tank to Raise Healthy Fish: Even Seawater Is OK! (After Reading This Book) You’ll Never Have to Change the Water in Your Fish Tank Because It Will Never Become Stinky or Cloudy (Again)!
あの
ひしょ
秘書
こうどう
行動
から
なに
にお

There's something fishy about how the secretary is acting.
匂う
BOOST
Reading : におう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 930,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4463 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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におう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 171,000 (about 424,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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シュウ   くさ foul-smelling   にお to smell (bad)   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
にお fragrant   にお to be fragrant   
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wrap
さじ spoon   
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