Entry
  1. Noun

    body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 狐臭【わきが】胡臭【わきが】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

armpit, side

Kun
わき
On
エキセキ
Strokes
12
Radical
meat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (12)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4b8.8The Kanji Dictionary
7024.7Four corner code
814bUnicode hex code
1-70-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4833New Nelson (John Haig)
1004New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1266Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29615Morohashi
yi4, ye4Pinyin reading
aegKorean reading
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