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臭い
kusai
Description
「臭い」は、いやなにおいがすることを表す言葉です。
"臭い" is a word that expresses an unpleasant smell.
魚やゴミなど、悪いにおいがするときによく使います。
It is often used when fish, garbage, or other things have a bad odor.
Meanings
臭いkusai
having a bad or foul smell; stinky
この魚はちょっと臭いね。
This fish smells a bit bad.
臭いkusai
suspicious; fishy; seeming likely
あの人の話はなんだか臭い。
That person's story somehow seems fishy.
臭いkusai
suffix meaning smelling of; -ish, seeming very
彼の言い方はうそ臭い。
The way he talks sounds untruthful.
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Notes
- Nuance
臭い is negative (bad smell), while 匂い/におい can be neutral or pleasant.
- Etymology
as a suffix -kusai adds 'reeking of' or 'seeming very', e.g. 面倒臭い, うそ臭い.
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