Entry
  1. Noun

    boar taint; male animal odor

    ZoologyAgriculture

  2. musky male scent; male body odor

    Internet slangVulgar expression or word

Also written オス臭【おすしゅう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

Kun
お-おすおん
On
ユウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
669 of 2500
Radical
short-tailed bird
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

かつたけつよしよう

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
8c4.1The Kanji Dictionary
4001.4Four corner code
1475deroo
96c4Unicode hex code
1-45-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5030Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6499New Nelson (John Haig)
1008New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1271Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
688Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
920Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
743Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
804Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
500A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1912Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41972Morohashi
1869A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1387Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1476Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1884Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1602Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1637Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1852Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
751Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiong2Pinyin reading
ungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani 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