expression, godan verb (-tsu)
give off a bad smell; emit a stench
Used for unpleasant odors, often in descriptive or narrative contexts.
その部屋は異臭を放っていた。
The room was giving off a bad smell.
腐った肉が異臭を放つ。
Rotten meat gives off a stench.
Compound of 異臭 (strange smell) and 放つ (to emit, to release).