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Stinking


Radical Combination


Meaning

Stinking, Stinky, Smelly

Mnemonic

Wash yourself with a big bar of soap if you're stinking everything up.

Seriously. If you or someone else is stinking to high heaven, embrace a big bar of self care.


Reading

On'yomi

しゅう

Kun'yomi

くさ, にお

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're stinking up the room because you spent your day rolling in 草 (くさ). And based on this particular stench, I'd say an animal left something in that 草 too...

Imagine trying to use a big bar of soap on yourself to get the stinky 草 off. But it's not working... the 草 stink is SO STRONG!


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