臭い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
臭
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】 [adjective] stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad smell [adjective] suspicious, fishy; arousing suspicion [suffix] smells like; reeks of [suffix] (negatively) very much like; conceptually similar to [suffix] (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
臭
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】 [noun] smell, scent [noun] 臭い: foul odor [noun] odor, scent, smell, whiff, stench [noun] aura [noun] sense [noun] flavor [noun] smacks of Alternative spelling 匂い

(This term, 臭い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)