Illustration: At the entrance of a family apartment, a teenager opens a sports shoe bag and lifts out a damp trainer. Their sibling immediately pinches their nose and leans backward, while the parent carrying clean laundry turns their face away with tightly pressed lips.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

臭におう

niou

to stink, to smell bad

匂う is usually used for pleasant smells. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. この辺あたり臭におうんだけど。

    Something stinks here.

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  2. 私わたしが臭におうってこと？

    Are you saying I smell bad?

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  3. この魚さかなは臭におうんだ。

    This fish stinks.

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Kanji in 臭

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

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