生臭(なまぐさ)い

なまぐさい
i-adjective
fishy, raw-smelling
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present生臭(なまぐさ)い生臭(なまぐさ)くない
Past生臭(なまぐさ)かった生臭(なまぐさ)くなかった
て form生臭(なまぐさ)くて生臭(なまぐさ)くなくて
Adverbial生臭(なまぐさ)く—
Conditional ば生臭(なまぐさ)ければ生臭(なまぐさ)くなければ
Conditional たら生臭(なまぐさ)かったら生臭(なまぐさ)くなかったら
1. having a fishy or raw smell
Smelling of raw fish, meat, or blood; having an unpleasant raw organic odor.
魚(さかな)を触(さわ)ったら手(て)が生臭(なまぐさ)くなった。
My hands became fishy after touching the fish.
市場(いちば)は朝(あさ)から生臭(なまぐさ)い匂(にお)いがする。
The market has a fishy smell from early morning.
レモンを絞(しぼ)ると生臭(なまぐさ)さが消(き)える。
Squeezing lemon removes the fishy smell.
生臭(なまぐさ)い血(ち)の匂(にお)いがした。
There was a raw, bloody smell.

生臭(なまぐさ)い is a compound i-adjective combining 生(なま) (raw) + 臭(くさ)い (smelling of).

Forms

  • Adverbial: 生臭(なまぐさ)く
  • Noun form: 生臭(なまぐさ)さ

Usage

Primarily used for fish, but also applies to raw meat, blood, or any uncooked animal product. Often describes an unpleasant smell that people want to eliminate.

Common collocations

Similar words

Related Words

Related: 青臭(あおくさ)い (grassy smell)
Related: 焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)い (burnt smell)
Related: 臭(くさ)い (smelly (general))
Compare: 磯臭(いそくさ)い (smelling of the sea)
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Added 2026.1.18 16:36 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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