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Japanese word 臭い: smell / stench / odor. Meanings and example sentences.

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臭い (くさい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

臭い (くさい) means smell / stench / odor.

See example sentences below.

臭い at a glance

臭い
くさいkusai
N3adj
smell / stench / odor
臭いくさいkusaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 臭い

Core meaning

smell / stench / odor

Basic example sentences

Example 1

ゴミがくさいです。

Translation

The trash smells bad.

Example 2

あの靴はとてもくさい。

Translation

Those shoes are very smelly.

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