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臭

Kanji 臭: meaning "Stinking, Ill-smelling, Suspicious Looking", readings, stroke order

The kanji 臭 means "Stinking, Ill-smelling, Suspicious Looking". On'yomi: シュウ; kun'yomi: くさい、におう. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Stinking, Ill-smelling, Suspicious Looking
On'yomi
シュウ
Kun'yomi
くさいにおう
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
臭 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 臭

  • 臭い くさい — stinky, smelly, bad-smelling
  • 面倒臭い めんどうくさい — bother to do, tiresome
  • 生臭い なまぐさい — smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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