嗅ぎつける
かぎつける
Also written 嗅ぎ付ける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to sniff out; to get wind of
Kanji
- 嗅 sniff. Read as かぐ.
Example sentences
- その記者にはニュースを嗅ぎ付ける力がある。
That reporter has a nose for news. - 猫がネズミを嗅ぎつけたようですね。
Seems like the cat had gotten wind of a rat. - 彼女は彼の真の意図を嗅ぎつけましたね。
She sniffed out his true intentions, huh. - 私がここにいたのをトムは嗅ぎつけたはずだ。
Tom must've found out that I was here.