# 嗅 — sniff; smell

嗅 means “sniff; smell”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes.  Kun'yomi: か(ぐ) (kagu). You'll see it in words such as 嗅ぐ (kagu, “to sniff; to smell”).

- Meaning: sniff; smell
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: か(ぐ) (kagu)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 6

## How to remember 嗅

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 臭 stinking · 犬 dog

## Words with 嗅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ (kagu) | to sniff; to smell |

## More in the “Body & health 6” set

[腫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swelling/) · [眉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyebrow/) · [股](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thigh/) · [肢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/limb/) · [脊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/backbone/) · [嗅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sniff/) · [肘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elbow/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/) · [唾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saliva/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sniff/. Last updated 2026-11-01.