臭い

くさい

Meanings

1. い-adjective stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
3. hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy
4. clumsy; unskilled
5. (overly) gamey; strong-tasting
6. Suffix, い-adjective smelling of
7. looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

Kanji

• 臭 stink. Read as くさい.

Example sentences

• 君は息が臭い。
  You have foul breath.
• 何かこの辺り臭いんだけど。
  Something stinks here.
• よい魚も３日たてば臭くなる。
  The best fish smell when they are three days old.
• この部屋はガスくさい。
  This room smells of gas.
• あいつが臭い。
  He looks suspicious.

Common phrases

• 古臭い (ふるくさい) stale
• 胡散臭い (うさんくさい) suspicious-looking
• 臭いにおい
• 説教臭い (せっきょうくさい) preachy
• 田舎臭い (いなかくさい) rustic

Words containing 臭い

• 焦げ臭い (こげくさい) smelling burnt
• 汗臭い (あせくさい) smell(ing) of sweat
• かび臭い (かびくさい) smelling of mold

And 46 more.

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