adjective

  1. smelling burnt, smelling scorched, having a burnt smell.
  2. smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out), tense, strained.
  3. suspicious, dubious, questionable, shady.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
きな臭い きなくさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking
くさ.い にお.う シュウ (9th, N1)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)