嗅覚

See also: 嗅觉 and 嗅覺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嗅	覚
きゅう Grade: S	かく Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
嗅覺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɨːka̠kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) きゅうかく [kyùúkákú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) きゅうかく [kyúꜜùkàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

嗅(きゅう)覚(かく) • (kyūkaku) ^{←きうかく (kiukaku)?}

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)

Related terms

senses: 五(ご)感(かん) (gokan)edit

• 嗅(きゅう)覚(かく) (kyūkaku, “smell”)
• 視(し)覚(かく) (shikaku, “vision”)
• 聴(ちょう)覚(かく) (chōkaku, “hearing”)
• 触(しょっ)覚(かく) (shokkaku, “touch”)
• 味(み)覚(かく) (mikaku, “taste”)

References

• “嗅覚”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026