き
 
な
くさ
臭
 
い

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
くさ
臭
 
い
きな臭い きなくさい
 
キ
 
ナ
くさ
臭
 
い
キナ臭い きなくさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking
くさ.い にお.う シュウ (Early High School, 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)