Kanji

臭

臭

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

自部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くさい, -くさい, におう, におい

Nanori (Name Reading)

か

Common Readings

シュウ, くさ…い

Example sentences

臭い くさい
この 川 は ゴミ の せい で ひどく 臭い 。

This river stinks terribly because of the garbage.

臭 しゅう
この 辺り は いつも ガソリン 臭 が 漂っている 。

The smell of gasoline is always drifting around here.

胡散臭い うさんくさい
彼 の 話 は どこか 胡散臭い 。

His story is somewhat fishy.

面倒臭い めんどうくさい
宿題 を やる の は 本当に 面倒臭い 。

Doing homework is really bothersome.

生臭い なまぐさい
魚 を 料理 した 後 、 手 が 少し 生臭く なった 。

After cooking fish, my hands became a little fishy.

照れ臭い てれくさい
みんな の 前 で 褒められる と 、 何だか 照れ臭い 。

When I am praised in front of everyone, I feel somewhat embarrassed.

悪臭 あくしゅう
ゴミ箱 から ひどい 悪臭 が 漂っていた 。

A terrible stench was drifting from the trash can.

撒き散らす まきちらす
工場 が 悪臭 を 撒き散らしている 。

The factory is spreading a bad smell.

Example Vocabulary

臭い

くさい

smelly; stinking; fishy; suspicious

臭い

くさい

smelly; stinking; fishy; suspicious

臭

しゅう

smell; odor; scent; (suffix) air; flavor; appearance

胡散臭い

うさんくさい

suspicious; fishy; shady

面倒臭い

めんどうくさい

bothersome; tiresome; a pain; hassle

生臭い

なまぐさい

smelling of fish or blood; fishy; rancid; worldly; unsavory

臭う

におう

照れ臭い

てれくさい

embarrassed; abashed; shy; awkward

臭いがする

においがする

悪臭

あくしゅう

bad smell; stench; stink

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