臭くさい

くさい kusai

stinking
smelly
suspicious

い-adjective

Chinese meanings

臭；有异味；可疑

Chinese notes

くさい是形容词；名词“气味”一般读におい。

Examples

Furigana

あいつが臭くさい。
He looks suspicious.
那家伙身上有臭味。
Tatoeba #234678
この靴下は臭い。
These socks smell bad.
这双袜子很臭。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('def0fe1435'); // 臭い

{
  "id": "def0fe1435",
  "word": "臭い",
  "reading": "くさい",
  "romaji": "kusai",
  "meanings": [
    "stinking",
    "smelly",
    "suspicious"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1333150,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あいつが臭い。",
      "furigana": "あいつが{臭|くさ}い。",
      "en": "He looks suspicious.",
      "tatoeba_id": 234678
    },
    {
      "ja": "この靴下は臭い。",
      "en": "These socks smell bad."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "07c0a52ffc5fd37add5063a6d605b70517f7bb7c8700a66248cc4a83e36ba492",
    "meanings": [
      "臭",
      "有异味",
      "可疑"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あいつが臭い。",
        "zh": "那家伙身上有臭味。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この靴下は臭い。",
        "zh": "这双袜子很臭。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/def0fe1435",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1333150; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "くさい是形容词；名词“气味”一般读におい。",
    "review_hash": "0f74524dd9e149c77b93206f9b65a79fd21a00cd7ab1f4ec8405d14743e80854"
  }
}