におい

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
匂い
臭い

Pronunciation

Noun

におい (nioiにほひ (nifofi)?

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

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  1. ^ 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