臭い

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くさ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
臭い (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 臭い – see the following entry.
くさい
stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad smell
suspicious, fishy; arousing suspicion
smells like; reeks of
(negatively) very much like; conceptually similar to
(with a quasi-adjective stem) an intensifier
(This term, 臭い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にお
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
臭い (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 臭い – see the following entry.
におい
smell, scent
臭い: foul odor
odor, scent, smell, whiff, stench
aura
sense
flavor
smacks of
Alternative spelling
匂い
(This term, 臭い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)