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

On'yomi
シュウ
Kun'yomi
くさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う、にお.い
Parts
大目自similar kanji →
JLPT N29 strokesSecondary#1760 most commonU+81ED

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Words using 臭

  • 悪臭あくしゅうbad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stinkN5
  • 古臭いふるくさいstale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete; musty; outdatedN5
  • 臭いくさいstinking; smellyN5
  • 臭気しゅうきbad smell; stinkN5
  • 生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloodyN5
  • 水臭いみずくさいstand-offish; distant; not frank; reservedN5
  • 胡散臭いうさんくさいsuspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishyN3
  • 口臭こうしゅうbad breath; halitosisN3
  • 臭素しゅうそbromine (Br)N3
  • 焦げ臭いこげくさいsmelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smellN3
  • 体臭たいしゅうbody odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)N3
  • 余臭よしゅうlingering odor; lingering odourN3
  • 吏臭りしゅうofficialism; red tapeN3
  • カビ臭いかびくさいsmelling of mold; musty; putridN3
  • 臭みくさみbad smellN3
  • 物臭ものぐさlaziness; lazy personN3
  • 臭覚しゅうかくthe sense of smellN3
  • 死臭ししゅうputrid smell of a corpseN3
  • 臭化しゅうかbrominationN3
  • 消臭しょうしゅうdeodorizationN3