Scent
"Scent" in Japanese
匂い
nioi
(distinctive odour or smell)
嗅覚
kyūkaku
(sense of smell)
手がかり
tegakari
(figuratively: any traces that can be followed)
臭い
nioi
(distinctive odour or smell)
臭い
nioi
(odour left by animal)
香り
kaori
(distinctive odour or smell)
香り
kaori
(perfume)
におわせる
niowaseru
(to impart an odour to)
嗅ぎ付ける
kagitsukeru
(to detect the scent of)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.