臭 (be bright, be fragrant, fragrance, glow, ill-smelling, odor, savor, stink, stinking, suspicious looking) - Kanji Codex

臭

be bright, be fragrant, fragrance, glow, ill-smelling, odor, savor, stink, stinking, suspicious looking

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-くさ.いくさ.いにお.いにお.う

Stroke Order

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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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