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臭いくさい

kusai

stinky, smelly, bad-smelling

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Example sentence

彼の言うことはくさい。

I doubt the truth of his statement.

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Kanji in 臭い

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

Sentences with 臭い

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
面倒臭いN2めんどうくさいtroublesome, tiresome, a pain
生臭いN1なまぐさいsmelling of fish or blood, fish or meat

More Attributes & Adjectives words

WordMeaning
小しょうsmall / little (used in compounds; e.g. 小学校[しょうがっこう] = elementary school)
良いよいgood, nice
大だいbig, great
上じょうfirst volume; top grade; the above (e.g. 上巻[じょうかん] = vol.1, 上級[じょうきゅう] = advanced)
上うわupper, outer, surface
上かみupper part, upstream, higher-ups (e.g. 川上[かわかみ] = upstream, 上座[かみざ] = seat of honor)
可能かのうpossible, practicable, feasible
最高さいこうhighest, supreme, the most

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