Lingaku臭い【くさい】
Frequency rank: 2,361. – 2,362.
- stinking; smelly
- suspicious; fishy
- clumsy; unskilled
- smelling of
- looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish
adjective (keiyoushi)
suffix; adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 臭い【くさい】Frequency rank: 2,361. – 2,362.
- くさいFrequency rank: 14,070. – 14,106.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- stinking; smelly
- suspicious; fishy
- clumsy; unskilled
- smelling of
- looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish
Used to describe strong, unpleasant odors, often associated with decay or something that has gone bad.
Refers to something that seems unreliable or raises doubts, often suggesting that something might be wrong or not as it seems.
That deal feels suspicious to me.
Indicates a lack of coordination or competence in a particular task; can refer to physical clumsiness or ineptitude in skills.
Describes something that has a characteristic odor, often used to indicate a specific scent associated with an object or environment.
Used to express resemblance or similarity to something; can refer to appearance or characteristics that suggest a particular quality.
Generated collocations (experimental)
においがする臭いがするto smell (bad)さかな魚のにおい臭いsmell of fishにおい臭いがきついstrong smellにおい臭いがとれない取れないthe smell won't go awayふしん不審なにおい臭いsuspicious smellにおい臭いをかぐ嗅ぐto sniff (the smell)くさいものにふたをする臭い物に蓋をするto ignore the unpleasant issue (literally "to put a lid on a smelly thing")あくしゅう悪臭がするto emit a foul odorにおい臭いにびんかん敏感sensitive to smellscぅmsyclumsyなにおい臭いclumsy vibe (to have a clumsy or awkward air about something)
Example sentences
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It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
I don't think we can keep the lid on the scandal much longer; people are bound to find out.
7. ばこ箱をあける開けると、さまざま様々なゆめ夢がなか中からとびだした飛び出した。みえなく見えなくなるいんくインクでかかれた書かれたひみつ秘密とか、ものすごいくさい臭いといったものについてのゆめ夢がとびだした飛び出したのだった。
Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened: dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors.
It feels awkward to get up and give your seat to someone on the train.
There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.
Once you go ahead and start, even the tiresome work of adding and subtracting figures is interesting in its way.
Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
We ought to buy some new office equipment: the stuff we've got is out of date.