Vocab Info
A3 I-adjective
きな臭いsmelling burnt, smelling scorched, having a burnt smell, smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out), tense, strained, suspicious, dubious, questionable, shady
Dictionary Definition
I-adjective
1.
smelling burnt, smelling scorched, having a burnt smell
I-adjective
2.
smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out), tense, strained
I-adjective
3.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, shady
All Forms
きな臭い 【きなくさい】、キナ臭い 【きなくさい】
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きな臭い国境地帯は危険な場所だ。
The tense border area is a dangerous place.
この話はきな臭い…きっとデタラメだろう。
This story is suspicious... it's probably nonsense.
きな臭いと思っていたら、布団が焦げていました。
I thought it was smelling burnt, and it turned out the futon was scorched.
利権の絡んだきな臭い話を上司から聞き、思わず眉を吊り上げた。
I heard a suspicious story involving vested interests from my boss and involuntarily raised my eyebrows.
あの国境付近はきな臭いので、行って死んでも誰も驚きはしないだろう。
The area near that border is suspicious, so if you go there and die, no one would be surprised.
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