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“Putrid” in Japanese

Short answer
カビ臭い kabikusai かびくさい

Putrid in Japanese is “カビ臭い” (kabikusai). Full meaning: smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out.

Other ways to say “Putrid” in Japanese

かび臭い kabikusai smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out かび臭え kabikusei smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out かび臭く kabikusaku smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out かび臭う kabikusou smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out カビ臭く kabikusaku smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out カビ臭う kabikusou smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out カビ臭え kabikusei smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out カビ臭きゃ kabikusakya smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out かび臭かっ kabikusaka smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out かび臭きゃ kabikusakya smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out カビ臭かろ kabikusakaro smelling of mold, musty, putrid; old-fashioned, stale, hackneyed, worn-out

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