Kanji 臭 stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking Related words 悪あく 臭しゅう 悪臭 is a more common and neutral word for 'bad smell', while 臭気芬々 is a literary, emphatic expression for a pervasive stench.
臭くさ い 臭い is the everyday adjective for 'smelly'; 臭気芬々 is a formal, written-style description of an overwhelming foul odor.
Written forms 臭しゅう 気き 芬ふん 々ぷん
Standard kanji spelling; 芬々 is a reduplicated kanji compound meaning 'strong-smelling'.
臭しゅう 気き 芬ふん 芬ぷん
Variant spelling using the non-reduplicated form of 芬 ; less common but still seen.
Etymology Compound of 臭気 (shūki, 'bad smell') and 芬々 (funpun, 'strong-smelling'). 芬々 is a reduplication of 芬 , a kanji associated with fragrance or strong odor, here used in a negative sense.
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