Meaning

Primary

Stinky

Alternatives

Stinking, Smelly

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of stinking? It's also stinking (or stinky).

Reading

くさい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading you learned with the kanji can be used here, too.

Context

Context Sentences

このチョコレート、くつ下の臭いがする。

This chocolate smells stinky like socks.

ニンニク臭くてごめんね。すごい臭いよね。さっきラーメン食べたんだ。

Excuse my garlic breath. It smells terrible, right? I just ate ramen.

鼻血が出てきたので、鼻の穴にチクワをさしこんで止血しようとしたけど、チクワは穴が開いているので意味がなかった上に、めっちゃチクワ臭かったです。

I got a nosebleed, so I tried to stop it by sticking a fish cake stick in my nostril, but since the stick had a hole, it didn't work, and it just smelled strongly of fish cake.

Kanji Composition