匂う

Japanese
Kanji in this term
匂
にお
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 臭う

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) にお​う [nìóꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟io̞ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

匂う (godan conjugation, hiragana におう, rōmaji niou, historical hiragana にほふ)

  1. (usually written with 匂う) to smell good, to be fragrant
  2. (usually written with 臭う) to smell bad, to stink, being malodorous
  3. 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 (さ)き匂 (にお)う (sakiniō)
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