BloomkoJLPT N3 · Impressions
臭い
くさい
smelly
Stroke order of 臭い
2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
臭 · 9 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A nose 自 above a big dog 犬 sniffing it out shows a bad smell.
Parts: 臭 smelly (自 nose + 犬 dog) + い kana
The characters in 臭い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
この部屋はたばこ臭いです。
このへやはたばこくさいです。
This room smells of cigarettes.