Moto 臭: Stinking; Ill-smelling; Suspicious LookingKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュウ
- Kun'yomi
- くさ(い)、-くさ(い)、にお(う)、にお(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 177 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュウ)
- 悪臭あくしゅうstink; bad odor
- 体臭たいしゅうbody odor; body odour
- 口臭こうしゅうbad breath; halitosis
- 消臭剤しょうしゅうざいdeodorant; deodorizer
- 無臭むしゅうodorless; odourless
- 異臭いしゅうoffensive smell; off-flavor
- 脱臭だっしゅうdeodorization; deodorisation
- 腐臭ふしゅうsmell of something rotten; rotten smell
- 臭気しゅうきbad smell; stink
- 臭素しゅうそbromine (Br)
- 臭覚しゅうかくthe sense of smell
- 防臭ぼうしゅうodor-resistant; odour-resistant
- カビ臭カビしゅうmold smell; mould smell
- 乳臭にゅうしゅうboyishness; inexperience
- 乳臭児にゅうしゅうじgreenhorn; fledgling
- 余臭よしゅうlingering odor; lingering odour
- 俗臭ぞくしゅうvulgarity; worldliness
- 刺激臭しげきしゅうirritant odor; irritant odour
- 劇臭げきしゅうpungent smell; sharp smell
- 加齢臭かれいしゅうold person smell
- 吏臭りしゅうofficialism; red tape
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 古臭いふるくさいstale; old fashioned
- 水臭いみずくさいstand-offish; distant
- 生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of fish; fishy
- 臭いくさいstinking; smelly
- 臭うにおうto be fragrant; to smell (good)
- 臭みくさみbad smell
- いんちき臭いいんちきくさいfishy; dubious
- うさん臭いうさんくさいsuspicious-looking; shady
- うそ臭いうそくさいcontrived; false-sounding
- かび臭いかびくさいsmelling of mold; musty
- きな臭いきなくさいsmelling burnt; smelling scorched
- こげ臭いこげくさいsmelling burnt; tasting burnt
- しち面倒臭いしちめんどうくさいextremely bothersome; extremely tiresome
- すえ臭いすえくさいsmelling of rotten food and drink
- ぬかみそ臭いぬかみそくさいoverly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
- ぬか味噌臭いぬかみそくさいoverly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
- もの臭いものぐさいtroublesome; bothersome
- アホ臭いアホくさいridiculous; stupid
- ケチ臭いケチくさいmean; stingy
- ジジ臭いジジくさいold-mannish
- バタ臭いバタくさいWestern-influenced; occidental-looking
- ババ臭いババくさいold-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
- 不正の臭いふせいのにおいsmack of evil
- 乳臭いちちくさいgreen; wet behind the ears
- 人間臭いにんげんくさいhuman-like; quite human
- 仏臭いほとけくさいotherworldly; sanctimonious
- 分別臭いふんべつくさいprudent-looking
- 半可臭いはんかくさいfoolish; stupid
- 口が臭いくちがくさいhaving bad breath; having halitosis
Other readings
- 面倒臭いめんどくさいbothersome; tiresome
- けち臭いケチくさいmean; stingy
- じじ臭いジジくさいold-mannish
- ばば臭いババくさいold-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
- インチキ臭いいんちきくさいfishy; dubious
- ウソ臭いうそくさいcontrived; false-sounding
- カビ臭いかびくさいsmelling of mold; musty
- ドン臭いどんくさいslow; clumsy
- 俗臭芬々ぞくしゅうふんぷんof low taste (vulgar); lacking class
- 俗臭芬芬ぞくしゅうふんぷんof low taste (vulgar); lacking class
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