Kanji

腐

腐

rot, decay, sour

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くさる, -くさる, くされる, くされ, くさらす, くさす

Common Readings

フ, くさ…らす, くさ…る, くさ…れる

Example sentences

腐る くさる
冷蔵庫 に 入れて おかなかった ので 、 肉 が 腐ってしまった 。

The meat went bad because I didn't put it in the refrigerator.

腐敗 ふはい
政治 の 腐敗 を 正す ため に 、 新しい 法律 が 施行された 。

A new law was enforced to correct political corruption.

嘆く なげく
多く の 人 が 政治 の 腐敗 を 嘆いている

Many people are lamenting the political corruption.

豆腐 とうふ
豆腐 は タンパク質 が 豊富 で 、 健康 に 良い 食品 です 。

Tofu is rich in protein and is a healthy food.

具 ぐ
味噌汁 の 具 に 豆腐 を たくさん 入れる 。

Put a lot of tofu into the miso soup as an ingredient.

陳腐 ちんぷ
作家 は 陳腐 な 表現 を 避ける べき だ

Writers should avoid cliché expressions.

Example Vocabulary

腐る

くさる

to rot; to go bad; to decay

腐敗

ふはい

corruption; decay; rot

豆腐

とうふ

tofu; bean curd

陳腐

ちんぷ

cliché; stale; hackneyed

腐れ縁

くされえん

腐れる

くされる

不貞腐れる

ふてくされる

腐臭

ふしゅう

腐食

ふしょく

腐るほど

くさるほど

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