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    3. 水臭い

    水臭い

    水みず臭くさい​

    stand-offish

    KMT7CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    水くさい

    みずくさい

    Adjective

    1.
    stand-offish, distant, not frank, reserved
    2.
    watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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    そんな水みず臭くさいこと言いわないで。

    Don't say such distant things. (Don't be so reserved.)

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    困こまっているなら、水みず臭くさいことを言いわずに相そう談だんしてほしい。

    If you're in trouble, I want you to consult me without being reserved.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    このコーヒーは少すこし水みず臭くさい味あじがする。

    This coffee tastes a little watery.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    氷こおりが溶とけて、ビールが水みず臭くさくなってしまった。

    The ice melted and the beer became watery.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    親しん友ゆうなのに、彼かれが私わたしにだけ水みず臭くさい態たい度どをとるのは寂さびしい。

    Even though we're best friends, it's lonely that he acts reserved only with me.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    臭
    くさ.い・-くさ.い・にお.う・にお.い…(1)
    stinking・ill-smelling・suspicious looking・odor・savor…(5)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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