Word Meaning 胡散臭い

うさんくさい usankusai

胡散臭い is read as うさんくさい (usankusai) and means suspicious-looking.

Meaning

English

suspicious-looking
shady
questionable
dubious
fishy

Reading

Kana

うさんくさい

Romaji

usankusai

Writing Variants

うさん臭い うさんくさい usankusai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 148470 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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胡座

こざ

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

胡桃

くるみ

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

胡麻

ごま

sesame (Sesamum indicum)

胡桃割り人形

くるみわりにんぎょう

The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

面倒臭い

めんどくさい

bothersome

生臭い

なまぐさい

fishy

古臭い

ふるくさい

stale

水臭い

みずくさい

watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

人間臭い

にんげんくさい

human-like

金臭い

かなくさい

metallic tasting

日向臭い

ひなたくさい

having the smell of having been dried in the sun

分別臭い

ふんべつくさい

prudent-looking

Example Sentences

あいつの話は胡散臭い。

His story sounds strange.

随分と胡散臭い話だな。

That's an awfully fishy story.

私の夫は日曜休日も出社していると言っているけど、時にはその話が胡散臭いと思うことがあります。

My husband tells me he goes to work even on Sundays and holidays but sometimes I suspect there's something fishy about his story.