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#1,473
Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    smell; scent; odour; odor; stench
    臭い used for unpleasant smells
    That flower has a powerful smell.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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#3,122

Inflections of 臭い

Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
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    stinking; smelly
    "I'm soaked with sweat." "Step back. You stink!"
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    suspicious; fishy
    He looks suspicious.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy
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#4,047

Inflections of 匂いがする

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
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#114,516

Inflections of 臭い飯を食う

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  1. English · JMdict
    to go to prison; to serve a prison term; to eat foul-smelling food
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#189,117

Inflections of 臭い物に蓋をする

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    to look the other way; to hush up a problem
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#341,848
Pitch accent
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  1. English · JMdict
    it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour
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Inflections of 臭い物に蝿がたかる

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    flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
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#12,051

Inflections of 匂う

Common N2
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to be fragrant; to smell (good)
    usu. 匂う
  2. 2
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    to stink; to smell (bad)
    usu. 臭う
    Something stinks here.
  3. 3
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    to glow; to be bright
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