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臭

stinking
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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Kun readingくさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う、にお.い
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. stinkingRtK
  2. ill-smelling
  3. suspicious looking
  4. odor
    箱を開けると、様々な夢が中から飛び出した。見えなくなるインクで書かれた秘密とか、ものすごい臭いといったものについての夢が飛び出したのだった。Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened: dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors.tatoeba
  5. savor
  6. fragrance
  7. be fragrant
  8. stink
  1. smelly
  2. suspicious
  3. fishy
  4. hammy (acting)

Popular Usage

臭い

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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nose (鼻) · drop (丶) · eye (目) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 128

Compound words

臭いくさい
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting)
悪臭あくしゅう
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
臭気しゅうき
bad smell; stink
古臭いふるくさい
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated
生臭いなまぐさい
smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody; degenerate (of a monk)
水臭いみずくさい
stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
異臭いしゅう
offensive smell
劇臭げきしゅう
pungent smell
激臭げきしゅう
pungent smell
狐臭わきが
body odor (odour)
口臭こうしゅう
bad breath
臭橙かぼす
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
腋臭わきが
body odor (odour)
黴臭いかびくさい
smelling of mold
胡散臭いうさんくさい
suspicious-looking
邪魔臭いじゃまくさい
troublesome
臭気芬々しゅうきふんぷん
giving off a foul odor
臭気芬芬しゅうきふんぷん
giving off a foul odor
熟柿臭いじゅくしくさい
smelling of (stale) liquor
俗臭芬々ぞくしゅうふんぷん
vulgar
俗臭芬芬ぞくしゅうふんぷん
vulgar
抹香臭いまっこうくさい
smelling of incense
吝嗇臭いケチくさい
stingy
饐え臭いすえくさい
smelling of rotten food and drink

Kun Reading Examples

彼がしたおならは臭い。くさい
The wind he gave off smells.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼がしたおならは臭い。
The wind he gave off smells.tatoeba
納豆は、臭いはひどいが、食べるととてもおいしい。
Natto smells awful but tastes delicious.tatoeba
地下室は汚くて、暗くて、臭いの。
The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 臭

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