Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

    彼女はその見知らぬ人を胡散臭そうに見た。
    She eyed the stranger suspiciously.

Also written うさん臭い【うさんくさい】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

barbarian, foreign

Kun
なんぞ
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1995 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Used in names as

えびすくる

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4b5.12The Kanji Dictionary
4762.0Four corner code
80e1Unicode hex code
1-24-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3753Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4792New Nelson (John Haig)
1467Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
623Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1057Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2470Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2537Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29400Morohashi
2206Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
hu2Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

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
On
サン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
758 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

ちる

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
4i8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4824.0Four corner code
1966deroo
6563Unicode hex code
1-27-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2056Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2352New Nelson (John Haig)
1702New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2137Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1118Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1518Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1273Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
611A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1689Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
465Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13265Morohashi
492A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
767Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
781Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407sakade
590Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
519henshall3
588Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
721Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
944Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1197Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
san4, san3Pinyin reading
sanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani 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