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臭

臭 — stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking

On
シュウ
Kun
くさい, -くさい, におう, におい
Strokes
9
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 臭

  • 悪臭あくしゅうbad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stinkCommon

    その気体は悪臭を放つ。
    This gas gives off a bad smell.

  • 古臭いふるくさいstale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdatedCommon
  • 臭いくさいstinking; smellyCommon

    「汗でびしょ濡れだよ」「離れてっ。臭いわっ!」
    "I'm soaked with sweat." "Step back. You stink!"

  • 臭気しゅうきbad smell; stinkCommon
  • 生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloodyCommon
  • 水臭いみずくさいstand-offish; distant; not frank; reservedCommon
  • 口臭こうしゅうbad breath; halitosisOccasional
  • 異臭いしゅうoffensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stenchOccasional
  • 消臭剤しょうしゅうざいdeodorant; deodorizer; air freshenerOccasional
  • 無臭むしゅうodorless; odourless; unscentedOccasional
  • 脱臭だっしゅうdeodorization; deodorisationOccasional
  • 体臭たいしゅうbody odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someon…Occasional
  • 臭みくさみbad smellOccasional
  • 臭覚しゅうかくthe sense of smellOccasional
  • 防臭ぼうしゅうodor-resistant; odour-resistantOccasional
  • 腐臭ふしゅうsmell of something rotten; rotten smellOccasional
  • 臭素しゅうそbromine (Br)Occasional
  • 臭しゅう-smell; stinking ofOccasional
  • もの臭いものぐさいtroublesome; bothersome; burdensomeRare
  • 人間臭いにんげんくさいhuman-like; quite humanRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 128 words that use 臭.

  • 悪臭 あくしゅう bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
  • 臭い くさい stinking; smelly
  • 生臭い なまぐさい smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody
  • 臭気 しゅうき bad smell; stink
  • 古臭い ふるくさい stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdated

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