noun
body odor; underarm odor; bromhidrosis
Refers specifically to strong, often abnormal-smelling underarm sweat. Commonly used in everyday conversation and medical contexts.
夏になるとワキガが気になる。
I worry about body odor in the summer.
彼はワキガの治療を受けている。
He is receiving treatment for underarm odor.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. The reading えきしゅう is possible but very uncommon.
Alternate kanji spelling using 狐 (fox), implying a fox-like smell; rarely used.
Contains outdated kanji; not used in modern writing.
Derived from 腋 (わき, armpit) + 臭 (が, smell). The reading が is a rendaku form of くさ. The kanji spellings 狐臭 and 胡臭 are ateji based on the association of the smell with foxes.