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匂う
匂う
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 匂 |
|
にお Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Alternative forms
- 臭う
Verb
匂う (godan conjugation, hiragana におう, romaji niou, historical hiragana にほふ)
- (usually written with 匂う) to smell good, to be fragrant
- (usually written with 臭う) to smell bad, to stink, being malodorous
- to be bright, to glow
Usage notes
- Usually written with 匂う when describing something as fragrant.
- Usually written with 臭う when describing something that stinks.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "匂う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 匂わ | におわ | niowa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 匂い | におい | nioi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 匂う | におう | niou |
| Attributive (連体形) | 匂う | におう | niou |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 匂え | におえ | nioe |
| Imperative (命令形) | 匂え | におえ | nioe |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 匂われる | におわれる | niowareru |
| Causative | 匂わせる 匂わす |
におわせる におわす |
niowaseru niowasu |
| Potential | 匂える | におえる | nioeru |
| Volitional | 匂おう | におおう | nioō |
| Negative | 匂わない | におわない | niowanai |
| Negative continuative | 匂わず | におわず | niowazu |
| Formal | 匂います | においます | nioimasu |
| Perfective | 匂った | におった | niotta |
| Conjunctive | 匂って | におって | niotte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 匂えば | におえば | nioeba |
Derived terms
- 咲き匂う (sakiniō)
Related terms
- 匂い (nioi)