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

  1. suspicious-looking
  2. shady
  3. questionable
  4. dubious
  5. 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

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

胡散

うさん

suspicious

胡座

あぐら

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

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

めんどうくさい

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

Example Sentences

3

His story sounds strange.

That's an awfully fishy story.

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