臭
be bright, be fragrant, fragrance, glow, ill-smelling, odor, savor, stink, stinking, suspicious looking
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1760
Vocabulary
シュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪臭 | アクシュウ | bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink |
| 異臭 | イシュウ | offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench |
| 口臭 | コウシュウ | bad breath; halitosis |
| 臭気 | シュウキ | bad smell; stink |
| 臭素 | シュウソ | bromine (Br) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臭い | くさい | stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy; clumsy; unskilled; (overly) gamey; strong-tasting; smelling of; looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish |
| 臭い | くせー | stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy; clumsy; unskilled; (overly) gamey; strong-tasting; smelling of; looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish |
| 臭い | くっせー | stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy; clumsy; unskilled; (overly) gamey; strong-tasting; smelling of; looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen; worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary; fishy; suspicious; questionable |
| 面倒臭い | めんどくさい | bothersome; tiresome; bother to do |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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