Illustration: In a small apartment entryway, a visiting friend makes a stiff, deep bow and presents a neatly wrapped gift with both hands. The resident, wearing relaxed house clothes, has already opened both arms for a hug and now looks affectionately baffled.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

水みず臭くさい

mizukusai

distant, overly reserved

Used when someone close acts distant. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. そう水みずくさくするな。

    Don’t be so reserved.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 水臭みずくさいこと言いうなよ、一緒いっしょに行いこう。

    Don’t be aloof, let’s go together.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 友達ともだちなのに相談そうだんしてくれないなんて、水臭みずくさいよ。

    We’re friends. Why didn’t you talk to me about it?

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 水臭

  • 水waterOnスイKunみず・みず-
  • 臭stinking; ill-smellingOnシュウKunくさい・におう・におい

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store