# 臭 stinky odor

自 (my own) + 大 (big)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

SHUU |

## Mnemonic

| My own SHOES are causing a big stink.

## Kunyomi

にお*い | BOOBOO: the dictionary says 臭いand 　匂 are both used to mean におい(good smell), but that's bollocks. The truth is much less confusing: 匂い means good smell, and 臭い means bad. ☆☆☆☆☆
くさ＊い | stinky. To be stank. ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

面倒臭い(めんどうくさい) | pain in the ass ★★★★★ 面倒 (trouble, petty bullshit) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 面倒臭い (pain in the ass) annoying, a pain in the ass.
ｘｘｘ 臭い(くさい！！) | stinky and dumb xxx! ★★☆☆☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'XXX and therefore dumb.' 古臭い　（ふるくさい) is one example　（so out of fashion that it is stinking) , also '田舎くさい　（いなくさい）' - meaning like 'stoopid redneck.'
汗臭い(あせくさい) | to be stank because you sweat. ☆☆☆☆☆ 汗 (sweat) + 臭 (stinky and dumb xxx!) = 汗臭い (to be stank because you sweat.)

## Synonyms

smell 匂い 臭い