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    3. きな臭い

    きな臭い

    き​な​臭くさい​

    smelling burnt

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    キナ臭い

    きなくさい

    Adjective

    1.
    smelling burnt, smelling scorched, having a burnt smell
    2.
    smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out), tense, strained
    3.
    suspicious, dubious, questionable, shady

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    Characters that make up this word

    臭
    くさ.い・-くさ.い・にお.う・にお.い…(1)
    stinking・ill-smelling・suspicious looking・odor・savor…(5)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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