焦げ臭い

こげくさい

Also written 焦臭い, 焦げくさい, こげ臭い

Meanings

1. い-adjective smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

Kanji

• 焦 scorch. Read as こげる.
• 臭 stink. Read as くさい.

Example sentences

• 何か焦げ臭いよ。
  I smell something burning.
• 「なんだか焦げ臭いね」「うっかりパンを黒こげにしちゃったの」
  "Can you smell something burning?" "Oh, I went and burnt the toast."
• 台所で何か焦げ臭いにおいがしますよ。
  I smell something burning in the kitchen.
• ドアを開けたとたんに、彼は焦げ臭い匂いを嗅いだ。
  As soon as he opened the door, he smelled something burning.
• なんか焦げ臭くない？
  Do you smell something burning?

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