EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody

  2. degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen

  3. worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary

  4. fishy; suspicious; questionable

Also written 腥い【なまぐさい】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、-う
On
セイ、ショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさ、いき、いく、いけ、うぶ、うまい、え、おい、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、じょう、すぎ、そ、そう、ちる、なば、にう、にゅう、ふ、み、もう、よい、りゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

Kun
くさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う、にお.い
On
シュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1760 of 2500
Radical
self
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
5c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
2643.0Four corner code
863deroo
81edUnicode hex code
1-29-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3842Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4901New Nelson (John Haig)
2633New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3261Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1682Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2289Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
128Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1409A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1308Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30103PMorohashi
1356A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1244Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1310Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1684Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1290Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1285Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1588Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
123Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chou4, xiu4Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level