かび臭い

かびくさい

Also written カビくさい, カビ臭い, 黴臭い

Meanings

1. い-adjective smelling of mold; musty; putrid
2. old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out See also: 古臭い (ふるくさい).

Kanji

• 臭 stink. Read as くさい.

Example sentences

• かび臭い味がする。
  It tastes moldy.
• この部屋はかび臭い。
  This room smells musty.

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