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[くさ()·]
kusai
i adjective, suffix

English Meaning(s) for 臭い

i adjective
  1. stinking; smelly
  2. suspicious; fishy
  3. clumsy; unskilled
suffix, i adjective
  1. smelling of
  2. looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

Definition and Synonyms for 臭い

Funky offensively malodorous
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 臭い
Scent any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonyms: アロマ, 匂い, 匂う, 異臭, 異香, 臭い, 臭み, 臭味, 芳香, , 薫香, , , , 香り, 香る, 香気, 馨香
Bouquet a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 幽香, 臭い, 芳香, 薫香, 香り, 香る, 香気
Odor the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 臭い, , , , 香り, 香る
Malodor a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Synonyms: 匂い, 匂う, 悪臭, 異臭, 臭い, 臭気

Meanings for each kanji in 臭い

» stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright

Categories 臭い is a member of

Property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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Scent any property detected by the olfactory system
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Sense Datum an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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Odor the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 臭い

Conjugations for 臭い

Adjective stem
[くさ()]
kusa
te-form
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kusakute
Negative te-form
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kusakunakute
Adverbial Form
[くさ()·]
kusaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()·]
kusai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusakunai
Past Indicative Form
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kusakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()···]
kusakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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kusakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
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kusasa

Sample Sentences for 臭い

He looks suspicious.
Don't be so reserved.
My clothes have an oily smell because I ate at an okonomiyaki place.
To put it bluntly, your sweat smells awful.
Why does everybody have to reply to them when you can just ignore the cracked-sounding ones?

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