腋臭

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Chinese

armpit
sense of smell; smell bad; stench
sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)
 
trad. (腋臭)
simp. #(腋臭)
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Noun

腋臭

  1. armpit odour
  2. body odour

Synonyms

  • (body odour):

Japanese

 腋臭 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
わき
Hyōgai

Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spellings
腋臭 (kyūjitai)
狐臭
胡臭

Likely a shortening of 腋の (waki no ka “aroma of armpit”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(わき)() (wakiga

  1. body odour
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
えき
Hyōgai
しゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
腋臭 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 腋臭 (MC yek tsyhuwH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(えき)(しゅう) (ekishūえきしう (ekisiu)?

  1. body odour

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

腋臭 (aekchwi) (hangeul 액취)

  1. hanja form? of 액취