Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 臭


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Meaning

smell, stink, smack

Pronunciation

SHŪ
kusai

Explanation

Top: self (The accented eye as the "self"), below: big

Mnemonic

His ego is so big that it stinks.

Radicals

oneself(The Radical mizukara shows an eye that has an emphasis to express that the own person is meant.)
big(A person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.)
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Vocabulary

面倒臭い めんどうくさい bother to do/tiresome
口臭 こうしゅう halitosis, bad breath
悪臭 あくしゅう bad smell, a stink
生臭い なまぐさい smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat
臭い くさい odour/scent/smell/stench/fragrance/aroma/perfume

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