Word Meaning 臭い物身知らず

くさいものみしらず kusaimonomishirazu

臭い物身知らず is read as くさいものみしらず (kusaimonomishirazu) and means it's hard to notice one's own faults.

Meaning

English

  1. it's hard to notice one's own faults
  2. one does not notice one's own body odour

Reading

Kana

くさいものみしらず

Romaji

kusaimonomishirazu

Writing Variants

  • 臭いもの身知らず くさいものみしらず kusaimonomishirazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 60011 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

臭化物

しゅうかぶつ

bromide

臭い物に蓋

くさいものにふた

looking the other way

臭い物に蝿が集る

くさいものにはえがたかる

flies are attracted to foul smells

身知らず

みしらず

self-conceit

身の程知らず

みのほどしらず

not knowing one's social position

生臭物

なまぐさもの

meat and fish (forbidden to monks)

格物致知

かくぶつちち

gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws

物知り

ものしり

well-informed person

臭う

におう

to be fragrant

臭気

しゅうき

bad smell