臭 — stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking
くさい
臭
stinking
くさい
U+81ED
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1760
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #128
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- stinking
- ill-smelling
- suspicious looking
- odor
- savor
- fragrance
- be fragrant
- stink
- glow
- be bright
Readings
- On'yomi
- しゅう shuu
- Kun'yomi
- くさ kusa にお nio
word
くさ ・ぐさ kusa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
にお nio Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
6 wordsEach dot is a word containing 臭: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 4 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.