くさ
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
3. clumsy; unskilled
Adjective (い)
Suffix
4. smelling of
5. looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish
Kanji used
smelly
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (82 in total)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
embarrassing; awkward
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
smell(ing) of sweat
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
human-like; quite human
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
contrived; false-sounding
preachy; sanctimonious
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
smelling of earth; rustic
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
troublesome; pain in the butt
having bad breath; having halitosis
contrived; false-sounding
contrived; false-sounding
metallic tasting
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
old-mannish
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
smelling of incense; overly pious
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
smelling of face powder; coquettish; resembling the atmosphere of nightlife business
old-mannish
having the smell of having been dried in the sun; provincial; rural; unrefined
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
otherworldly; sanctimonious
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person); hot; stuffy
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
smelling of (stale) liquor
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
smelling of rotten food and drink
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
smelling of blood
Examples (9 in total)
It stinks.
Are you saying I smell bad?
This towel is smelly.