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Japanese word 生臭い: smelling of fish or blood. Meanings and example sentences.

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生臭い (なまぐさい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

生臭い (なまぐさい) means smelling of fish or blood.

See example sentences below.

生臭い at a glance

生臭い
なまぐさいnamagusai
N1adj
smelling of fish or blood
生臭いなまぐさいnamagusaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 生臭い

Core meaning

smelling of fish or blood

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この魚は生臭い匂いがする。

Translation

This fish has a fishy smell.

Example 2

生臭い血のにおいが部屋に残っている。

Translation

The room still smells of blood.

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