Kanji

腐

rot, decay, sour

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

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.

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