嗅ぐ (かぐ) — to smell, to sniff
嗅ぐ
to smell
Frequency #10028
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
godan verb (-gu)
transitive
kagu
かぐ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かぐ[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- to smell
- to sniff
Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
嗅ぐ かぐ |
嗅ぎます かぎます |
| Present negative |
嗅がない かがない |
嗅ぎません かぎません |
| Past |
嗅いだ かいだ |
嗅ぎました かぎました |
| Past negative |
嗅がなかった かがなかった |
嗅ぎませんでした かぎませんでした |
| Te-form |
嗅いで かいで |
嗅ぎまして かぎまして |
| Potential |
嗅げる かげる |
嗅げます かげます |
| Potential negative |
嗅げない かげない |
嗅げません かげません |