臭

Meaning

臭 centers on a strong, often unpleasant smell, but can also refer to fragrance or savor in certain contexts. The idea of being suspicious looking extends from something that 'smells' wrong.

• 臭いくさい
  N4

  stinking; smelly

• 臭しゅう

  -smell; stinking of

• 悪臭あくしゅう

  bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink

• 体臭たいしゅう

  body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)

• 口臭こうしゅう

  bad breath; halitosis

• 胡散臭いうさんくさい

  suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

• 古臭いふるくさい

  stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

• 腋臭わきが

  body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor

• 生臭いなまぐさい
  N2

  smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody

• 無臭むしゅう

  odorless; odourless; unscented

• 異臭いしゅう

  offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

• 臭みくさみ

  bad smell

• 泥臭いどろくさい

  smelling of mud; smelling of earth

• 臭気しゅうき

  bad smell; stink

• 脱臭だっしゅう

  deodorization; deodorisation

• 青臭いあおくさい

  inexperienced; immature; green; naive

• 防臭ぼうしゅう

  odor-resistant; odour-resistant

• 臭素しゅうそ

  bromine (Br)

• 物臭ものぐさ

  laziness; lazy person

• 水臭いみずくさい
  N1

  stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved

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