Word Meaning 生臭

なまぐさ namagusa

生臭 is read as なまぐさ (namagusa) and means meat and fish.

Meaning

English

  1. meat and fish
  2. something that smells of fish or blood
  3. degenerate monk
  4. corrupt priest

Reading

Kana

なまぐさ

Romaji

namagusa

Writing Variants

  • なまぐさ namagusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 32402 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生臭い

なまぐさい

fishy

生臭物

なまぐさもの

meat and fish (forbidden to monks)

生臭坊主

なまぐさぼうず

degenerate monk

生態

せいたい

ecology

生誕

せいたん

birth

生涯

しょうがい

life

生涯教育

しょうがいきょういく

lifelong education

生保

せいほ

life insurance

生け垣

いけがき

hedge

生命保険

せいめいほけん

life insurance

生態系

せいたいけい

ecosystem

生態学

せいたいがく

ecology

Example Sentences

1

The chopping board smells fishy.