Hanja Analyzer
臭

臭 — chwi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
냄새 취
Romanization
chwi
English
smell, stink, emit foul odor
Mandarin
chòu
Japanese on'yomi
シュウ, キュウ
Japanese kun'yomi
くさ.い -くさ.い にお.う にお.い
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,760 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
自 (132, 4 residual)
Unicode
U+81ED

Parts that make up 臭

  • 自 스스로 자 코를 본뜬 것스스로. ‘자’ 계열의 소리
  • 大 큰 대, 클 태 팔다리를 벌린 사람크다, 그리고 사람이 크게 벌린 모습

How 臭 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 臭 as a ideographic compound involving 犬, 自.

Korean example words with 臭

  • 악취惡臭 Korean gloss: 나쁜 냄새
  • 유취乳臭 Korean gloss: 젖의 냄새
  • 이취異臭 Korean gloss: 이상한 냄새
  • 향취香臭 Korean gloss: 향기로운 냄새
  • 여취餘臭 Korean gloss: 남아 있는 냄새
  • 취기臭氣 Korean gloss: 좋지 않은 냄새
  • 시취屍臭 Korean gloss: 시체에서 나는 냄새
  • 빈취貧臭 Korean gloss: 가난이 느껴지는 분위기
  • 독취毒臭 Korean gloss: 몹시 강하고 자극적인 냄새
  • 부취腐臭 Korean gloss: 썩어서 풍기는 고약한 냄새
  • 구취口臭 Korean gloss: 입에서 나는 좋지 아니한 냄새
  • 취미臭味 Korean gloss: 냄새와 맛을 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 臭

  • 悪臭あくしゅう bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor
  • 口臭こうしゅう bad breath; halitosis
  • 異臭いしゅう offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell
  • 消臭剤しょうしゅうざい deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
  • 無臭むしゅう odorless; odourless; unscented
  • 脱臭だっしゅう deodorization; deodorisation
  • 臭気しゅうき bad smell; stink
  • 体臭たいしゅう body odor; body odour; personal odor
  • 生臭いなまぐさい smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood
  • 臭みくさみ bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
  • 古臭いふるくさい stale; old fashioned; hackneyed
  • 臭覚しゅうかく the sense of smell

Characters sharing the phonetic 臭

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

嗅 糗

Other hanja read “취”

冣 取 吹 嘴 娶 就 橇 毳 炊 翠 聚 脆 趣 醉 驟 鷲 龡

Other hanja with radical 自

自 臬 臲

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