水臭い (みずくさい) — stand-offish

水臭い is read みずくさい and listed as an i-adjective. Meaning: stand-offish; distant; not frank.

JLPT N1 wordsi-adjective

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 水臭い.

  • 水田 すいでん (water-filled) paddy field
  • 汚水 おすい filthy water
  • 下水 げすい drainage
  • 海水 かいすい seawater
  • 渇水 かっすい water shortage
  • 給水 きゅうすい water supply
  • 湖水 こすい lake
  • 水玉 みずたま drop of water
  • 貯水池 ちょすいち reservoir
  • 水曜 すいよう Wednesday
  • 水牛 すいぎゅう water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
  • 水平 すいへい horizontal