におい

Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
匂い臭い

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) におい [nìóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟io̞i]

Noun edit

におい • (nioi) ^{←にほひ (nifofi)^?}

smell, scent
1. 匂い: good smell, scent, fragrance
  コーヒーの匂(にお)い
  kōhī no nioi
  the scent of coffee
2. 臭い: foul odor

Synonyms edit

(good smell): 香(かお)り (kaori)
(foul odor): 臭(くさ)い (kusai), 臭(くさ)み (kusami)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

匂(にお)う (niou)

References edit

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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