か
嗅
　
ぎ
まわ
回
　
る

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to sniff around.
  2. to snoop around, to nose about.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
嗅
　
ぎ
まわ
回
　
る
 嗅ぎ回る かぎまわる
　
か
　
ぎ
まわ
回
　
る
 かぎ回る かぎまわる
か
嗅
　
ぎ
　
ま
　
わ
　
る
 嗅ぎまわる かぎまわる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

smell, sniff, scent
か.ぐ　キュウ (11th)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking
くさ.い　にお.う　シュウ (9th, N1)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
-times, round, game
カイ　まわ.る　エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)