Japanese

Noun

嗅覚 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 嗅覺, hiragana きゅうかく, romaji kyūkaku, historical hiragana きうかく)

1. sense of smell

   女性 (じょせい)の嗅覚 (きゅうかく)が鋭 (するど)い

   josei no kyūkaku ga surudoi

   women have a keen sense of smell

Synonyms

• 臭覚 (しゅうかく) ‎(shūkaku)

Derived terms

• 嗅覚器官 (きゅうかくきかん) ‎(kyūkakukikan)
• 嗅覚障害 (きゅうかくしょうがい) ‎(kyūkakushōgai)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3