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匂 = 勹 + 匕

匂 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “aroma”. It is built from 勹 (bound up) and 匕 (spoon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 478. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword

aroma

RTK frame

478

Strokes

4

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

にお.う, にお.い, にお.わせる

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

fragrant, mexican bandit, muchacho, siesta, аромат

Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi

匂 fragrance

Decomposition

Characters that contain 匂

• 渇 thirst
• 謁 audience
• 褐 brown
• 喝 hoarse
• 葛 kudzu
• 掲 put up a notice

How to find 匂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bound up” + “spoon”. 匂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 匂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.