Medoru
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θ‡­
JLPT N1 9 strokes Frequency: #1760

Meanings

Stinking, Ill-smelling, Suspicious Looking, Odor, Savor, Fragrance, Be Fragrant, Stink, Glow, Be Bright

Radicals

θ‡ͺ

Decomposition

βΏ±θ‡ͺ犬

Etymology

Ideographic: The smellΒ θ‡ͺΒ of a dirty dog 犬

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 horizontal bottom-to-top
8 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γƒ₯ウ shuu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
にお nio
くさ kusa

Words Using This Kanji

123 words total
Other (20 words)
小便臭い しょうべんくさい

stinking of urine

男臭い γŠγ¨γ“γγ•γ„

smelling of men

葀臭い けくさい

smelling of blood

白粉臭い γŠγ—γ‚γ„γγ•γ„

smelling of face powder

ε₯³θ‡­γ„ γŠγ‚“γͺくさい

smelling of woman

熱臭い ね぀くさい

warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person)

ζ—₯向臭い ひγͺγŸγγ•γ„

having the smell of having been dried in the sun

θ‡­γ„ι£―γ‚’ι£Ÿγ† くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

η”Ÿθ‡­ γͺまぐさ

something that smells of fish or blood

θ‡ͺ己臭恐怖症 γ˜γ“γ—γ‚…γ†γγ‚‡γ†γ΅γ—γ‚‡γ†

olfactory reference syndrome

θ‡ͺθ‡­η—‡ γ˜γ—γ‚…γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†

olfactory reference syndrome

εœ°ι›·θ‡­ γ˜γ‚‰γ„γ—γ‚…γ†

suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)

ζ‚ͺ臭を放぀ あくしゅうをはγͺ぀

to give off a stench

をホ臭 あほくさ

ridiculous

θ‡­γ„ηŽ‰ γ«γŠγ„γ γΎ

tonsil stone

いんけき臭い いんけきくさい

fishy

腐敗臭 ちはいしゅう

rotten smell

ε£γŒθ‡­γ„ γγ‘γŒγγ•γ„

having bad breath

ババ臭い ババくさい

old-maidish (esp. of fashion)

ジジ臭い ジジくさい

old-mannish

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