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胡散臭い (うさんくさい) — suspicious-looking | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
胡散臭い

胡散臭い

胡うさ散んく臭さい

suspicious-looking

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology32 strokes

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うさん臭い

うさんくさい

Adjective

1.

suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy

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Kanji that make up this word

なんぞ…(5)

barbarian・foreign

ち.る・ち.らす・-ち.らす・ち.らかす・ち.らかる・ち.らばる…(4)

scatter・disperse・spend・squander

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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