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Adjective [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟̊sa̠i] Forms: kusai [romanization], くさく [adverbial]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 logographically as 臰, and in the Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki of 794 as 久佐之. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *kusa. Cognate with 糞(くそ) (kuso, “feces, arse, shit”) and 腐(くさ)る (kusaru, “to rot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{lang|ja|臰}} 臰, {{lang|ja|久佐之}} 久佐之, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kusa}} Proto-Japonic *kusa, {{ja-r|糞|くそ|t=feces, arse, shit}} 糞(くそ) (kuso, “feces, arse, shit”), {{ja-r|腐る|くさる|t=to rot}} 腐(くさ)る (kusaru, “to rot”) Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=i}} くさい • (kusai) -i (adverbial くさく (kusaku))
  1. stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad smell Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-くさい-ja-adj-bVTx9Sch Disambiguation of Smell: 78 4 15 1 2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 63 4 3 25 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 60 8 5 19 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 59 5 4 23 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 59 5 3 23 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 5 3 29 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 58 5 3 25 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 4 4 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 4 3 25 2
  2. suspicious, fishy; arousing suspicion Synonyms (suspicious): 胡散臭い (usankusai) (ruby: (), (さん), (くさ))
    Sense id: en-くさい-ja-adj-y~6J82Ko Disambiguation of 'suspicious': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 腐る (kusaru) (ruby: (くさ))

Suffix [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟̊sa̠i] Forms: -kusai [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 logographically as 臰, and in the Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki of 794 as 久佐之. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *kusa. Cognate with 糞(くそ) (kuso, “feces, arse, shit”) and 腐(くさ)る (kusaru, “to rot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{lang|ja|臰}} 臰, {{lang|ja|久佐之}} 久佐之, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kusa}} Proto-Japonic *kusa, {{ja-r|糞|くそ|t=feces, arse, shit}} 糞(くそ) (kuso, “feces, arse, shit”), {{ja-r|腐る|くさる|t=to rot}} 腐(くさ)る (kusaru, “to rot”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} くさい • (-kusai)
  1. smells like; reeks of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-くさい-ja-suffix-jZnR-hkU
  2. (negatively) very much like; conceptually similar to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-くさい-ja-suffix-Uh5czZD7
  3. (with a quasi-adjective stem) an intensifier Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-くさい-ja-suffix-57X5wX3p

Alternative forms

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          "ruby": [
            [
              "昭",
              "しょう"
            ],
            [
              "和",
              "わ"
            ],
            [
              "臭",
              "くさ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "昭和臭い",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very much like; conceptually similar to"
      ],
      "qualifier": "negatively",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(negatively) very much like; conceptually similar to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a hassle",
          "roman": "mendō-kusai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "面",
              "めん"
            ],
            [
              "倒",
              "どう"
            ],
            [
              "臭",
              "くさ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "面倒臭い",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an intensifier"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quasi-adjective",
          "形容動詞"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with a quasi-adjective stem) an intensifier"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a quasi-adjective stem"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くさい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟̊sa̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki",
    "Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki"
  ],
  "word": "くさい"
}

Download raw JSONL data for くさい meaning in All languages combined (5.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "くさい"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "くさい",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "くさい"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "くさい",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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