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Kanji Detail for 臭 - "smell, odor, scent"
臭
- Meaning
臭 means "smell, odor, scent."
Smell - An odor; a scent detectable by nose.
Odor - A distinctive smell; an aroma.
Stink - A bad smell; an unpleasant odor.
Decay - To rot; to decompose.
Reputation - How one is perceived; fame or notoriety.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
smell, stink, emit foul odor
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to reek, to smell, to stink
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
All air that reaches the nose is called 臭 (smell). Hence fragrant things are also called 臭. (Book of Changes) "Its smell is like orchid." This is it. Now foul air is generally called 臭 (stink). | A bad reputation is called 臭. Such as saying 遺臭萬年 (leaving a stench for ten thousand years). Seen in (Book of Jin).
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Sentences including 臭
Bad habits are easy to get into.
I have bad breath.
The police set a dog on the scent.
この辺臭うんだけど。
Something stinks here.
The best fish smell when they are three days old.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
昔でいうと、儒者の家へ切支丹の臭いを持ち込むように、私の持って帰るものは父とも母とも調和しなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
卒業式の日、私は黴臭くなった古い冬服を行李の中から出して着た。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はしまいに父の無知から出る田舎臭いところに不快を感じ出した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
兄は私を土の臭いを嗅いで朽ちて行っても惜しくないように見ていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもお嬢さんを見る私の眼や、お嬢さんを考える私の心は、全く肉の臭いを帯びていませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
室へはいるとすぐ仏臭い烟で鼻を撲たれた私は、その烟の中に坐っている女二人を認めました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
けれどもお嬢さんを見る私の眼や、お嬢さんを考える私の心は、全く肉の臭いを帯びていませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
室へはいるとすぐ仏臭い烟で鼻を撲たれた私は、その烟の中に坐っている女二人を認めました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha