臭 is the Japanese kanji for odor, stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is くさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う and its on reading is シュウ.
Stroke order
Words with 臭
- 臭いstinking, smelly
- 臭うto be fragrant, to smell (good)
- 臭いsmell, scent, odour
- 悪臭bad smell, foul smell, offensive odor
- 生臭いsmelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood
- 口臭bad breath, halitosis
Practice 臭 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.