Word details
胡散臭い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 胡散臭い.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
胡
barbarian, foreign
9 strokesFrequency 1,995JLPT N1Grade 9
On
ウコゴ
Kun
なんぞ
Nanori
えびすくる
散
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
12 strokesFrequency 758JLPT N2Grade 4
On
サン
Kun
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
ちる
臭
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
9 strokesFrequency 1,760JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シュウ
Kun
くさ.い-くさ.いにお.うにお.い
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