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    3. 悪臭

    悪臭

    悪あく臭しゅう

    bad smell

    KMT9News #22+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab20 strokes

    あくしゅう

    Noun

    1.
    bad smell, foul smell, offensive odor, stench, stink

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    Speed1.0x

    そのゴミから悪あく臭しゅうがした。

    A bad smell came from that trash.

    KMT7Daily Life
    下げ水すい溝こうから悪あく臭しゅうが漂ただよってきて、窓まどを開あけるのをためらった。

    A foul smell drifted from the sewer, making me hesitate to open the window.

    KMT9Daily LifeNature & Environment
    腐くさった魚さかなの悪あく臭しゅうが、海かい岸がん全ぜん体たいに広ひろがっていた。

    The stench of rotten fish had spread across the entire beach.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    硫いお黄うの悪あく臭しゅうは、火か山ざん活かつ動どうの兆ちょう候こうであることが多おおい。

    The foul smell of sulfur is often a sign of volcanic activity.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    工こう場じょうから排はい出しゅつされる化か学がく物ぶっ質しつが、周しゅう辺へん地ち域いきに悪あく臭しゅうをまき散ちらしていると住じゅう民みんは訴うったえた。

    Residents complained that chemical substances discharged from the factory were spreading a foul odor throughout the surrounding area.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    悪
    わる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ…(5)
    bad・vice・rascal・false・evil…(1)
    臭
    くさ.い・-くさ.い・にお.う・にお.い…(1)
    stinking・ill-smelling・suspicious looking・odor・savor…(5)
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