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臭い
くさい
N3
i-adjective
Meanings
1
stinky
2
smelly
3
bad-smelling
4
stinking
5
suspicious
6
fishy
7
hammy (acting)
8
over-the-top
Example sentence
エレベーターから煙の臭いがします。
I smell smoke in the elevator.
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Kanji in this word
臭
Stinking, Ill-smelling, Suspicious Looking
9 strokes
More words with
臭
生臭い
なまぐさい ·
smelling of fish or blood
N1
面倒臭い
めんどうくさい ·
bother to do
N2
悪臭
あくしゅう ·
bad smell
水臭い
みずくさい ·
stand-offish
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