This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

生臭い

腥い

Reading

Kana: なまぐさい
Romaji: namagusai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody

2

degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen

3

worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary

4

fishy; suspicious; questionable

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: シュウ、 くさ.い、 -くさ.い、 にお.う、 にお.い
Meanings: stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 なまぐさ.い
Meanings: bloody, smelling of fish, raw smelling