胡散臭い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 胡散臭い
1
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
Examples
彼女はその見知らぬ人を胡散臭そうに見た。
She eyed the stranger suspiciously.
Kanji in this Word
胡
9 strokes
Frequency: 1995
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
barbarian
foreign
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ウ
コ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なんぞ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
えびす
くる
散
12 strokes
Frequency: 758
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
scatter
disperse
spend
squander
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ち.る
ち.らす
-ち.らす
ち.らかす
ち.らかる
ち.らばる
ばら
ばら.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ちる
臭
9 strokes
Frequency: 1760
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
stinking
ill-smelling
suspicious looking
odor
savor
fragrance
be fragrant
stink
glow
be bright
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くさ.い
-くさ.い
にお.う
にお.い
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