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胡散臭い

うさん臭い

Reading

Kana: うさんくさい
Romaji: usankusai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

Kanji

Readings: ウ、 コ、 ゴ、 なんぞ
Meanings: barbarian, foreign
Readings: サン、 ち.る、 ち.らす、 -ち.らす、 ち.らかす、 ち.らかる、 ち.らばる、 ばら、 ばら.ける
Meanings: scatter, disperse, spend, squander
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

Example Sentence

彼女(かのじょ)はその見知(みし)らぬ(ひと)胡散臭(うさんくさ)そうに()た。
➥She eyed the stranger suspiciously.
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