9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
Kun'yomi
く さ い stinking ②suspicious ③smelling of ④looking like -くさ い に お う to be fragrant ②to stink ③to glow ④to smack of に お い odor ②aura
On'yomi
シュウ -smell ②smacking of
Character Breakdown
Contained In
Common Words
smelling burnt ②smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out) ③suspicious
References
| Unicode hex code | 81ED |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-29-13 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3842 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4901 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2633 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3261 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1682 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2289 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 122 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 128 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1409 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1308 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 30103P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1356 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1244 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1310 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1684 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1290 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1285 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1588 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 123 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 5c4.3 |
| Four corner code | 2643.0 |
| De Roo Code | 863 |