焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)い

こげくさい
i-adjective
burnt-smelling, scorched
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)い焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くない
Past焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)かった焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くなかった
て form焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くて焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くなくて
Adverbial焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)く—
Conditional ば焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)ければ焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くなければ
Conditional たら焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)かったら焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くなかったら
1. having a burnt smell
Smelling of something burning or scorched; the odor of burnt food or materials.
キッチンから焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)い匂(にお)いがする。
There's a burnt smell coming from the kitchen.
トーストを焼(や)きすぎて部屋(へや)が焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くなった。
I burnt the toast and the room smells scorched.
何(なに)か焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)くない？火(ひ)を消(け)し忘(わす)れたかも。
Don't you smell something burning? I might have left the stove on.

焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)い is a compound i-adjective combining 焦(こ)げ (burn, scorch) + 臭(くさ)い (smelling of).

Forms

  • Adverbial: 焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)く
  • Noun form: 焦(こ)げ臭(くさ)さ

Usage

Often used as a warning signal that something is burning. The smell is typically unpleasant and triggers immediate attention.

Common collocations

Related words

Related Words

Related: 青臭(あおくさ)い (grassy smell)
Related: 生臭(なまぐさ)い (fishy smell)
Related: 焦(こ)げる (to burn (intrans.))
Related: 焦(こ)がす (transitive verb)
Related: 焦(こ)げ付(つ)く (to burn and stick)
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Added 2026.1.18 16:36 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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