Kanji details for

 
Uses 9 strokes
Taught in Junior high

Search words that:
- start with 臭
- end with 臭
- contain 臭
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
KUN:
  • くさ.い
    kusa.i
  • -くさ.い
    -kusa.i
  • にお.う
    nio.u
  • にお.い
    nio.i
ON:
  • シュウ
    shuu
Written with 9 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 142 results)

noun
1.
odour, odor, scent, smell, stench(臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
All readings:
匂い【におい】
臭い【におい】
【におい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
stinking, smelly
2.
suspicious, fishy
3.
clumsy, unskilled
suffix, adjective
4.
smelling of
5.
looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be fragrant, to smell (good)(usu. 匂う)
2.
to stink, to smell (bad)(usu. 臭う)
3.
to glow, to be bright
4.
to smack of, to show hints of
All readings:
匂う【におう】
臭う【におう】

adjective
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》

adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
Other readings:
腥い【なまぐさい】

noun, no-adjective
stink, bad odor, bad odour, stench

adjective
1.
stand-offish, distant, not frank, reserved
2.
watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
Other readings:
水くさい【みずくさい】

adjective
stale, old fashioned, hackneyed, trite, antiquated, obsolete, musty, outdated
Other readings:
古くさい【ふるくさい】

noun
bad breath, halitosis
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