くさ
臭
　
い

adjective

  1. stinking, smelly.
  2. suspicious, fishy.
  3. clumsy, unskilled.

suffix, adjective

  1. smelling of.
  2. looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くさ
臭
　
い
 臭い 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)