How to say smelly in Japanese

JLPTN3
臭い☆【くさいkusai】 Inflection

adjective:

  • stinking; smelly
  • suspicious; fishy
  • clumsy; unskilled

suffix / adjective:

  • smelling of
  • looking like; appearing like; smacking of; -ish

Example Sentences

「自分jibunのno足ashiがga臭いkusaiとto思っているomotteiru人hitoのno足ashiはha臭くkusaku、思っていないomotteinai人hitoのnoはha臭くないkusakunai」と’toいうiu研究kenkyuu結果kekkaがgaあるaru。
The conclusion reached by a study is "People who think their feet are smelly, have smelly feet; people who think they aren't, don't."
加ka齢yowai臭shuuはha、年toshiをwo重ねるkasaneruとto出deてteくるkuru中高年chuukounen独特dokutokuのnoにおいnioiのnoことkotoだda。世間sekenでde言うiu「おっさんossan臭いkusai」やya「おやじoyaji臭shuu」というtoiuのnoはha、このkono加ka齢yowai臭shuuのnoことkotoだda。
Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.

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