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    3. 臭み

    臭み

    臭くさみ​

    bad smell

    KMT10News #39+1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab11 strokes

    臭味

    くさみ

    Noun

    1.
    bad smell
    2.
    affectation, fulsomeness

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    この魚さかなには少すこし臭くさみがある。

    This fish has a slight bad smell.

    KMT5Food & Dining
    肉にくの臭くさみを取とるために、下した処しょ理りが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Pre-treatment is necessary to remove the bad smell from the meat.

    KMT10Food & Dining
    彼かれの演えん技ぎには、どこか臭くさみが感かんじられて好すきになれない。

    I can't like his acting because I feel a certain affectation in it.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    料りょう理り酒しゅを使つかうと、食しょく材ざいの臭くさみを効こう果か的てきに消けすことができる。

    By using cooking sake, you can effectively eliminate the bad smell of ingredients.

    KMT10Food & Dining
    新しん鮮せんな魚ぎょ介かい類るいは、ほとんど臭くさみがなく、そのままの味あじを楽たのしめる。

    Fresh seafood has almost no bad smell, and you can enjoy its natural taste.

    KMT10Food & DiningNature & Environment

    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
    み
    mi
    Kana
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