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腐

rot
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingくさ.る、-くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. rotRtK
  2. decay
  3. ferment
  4. putrefy
  1. to rot
  2. to go bad
  3. to decay
  4. to spoil
  5. to fester

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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borough · municipality · cave · adhere · sellotape · person (人) · glue · meat · inside · belt · person (人)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1099

Compound words

腐るくさる
to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester
陳腐ちんぷ
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
豆腐とうふ
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
腐食ふしょく
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching
腐心ふしん
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
腐敗ふはい
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage; corruption
腐朽ふきゅう
decay
絹豆腐きぬごしどうふ
silken tofu
煎豆腐いりどうふ
boiled and seasoned tofu
不腐敗ふふはい
incorruptibility
腐れ縁くされえん
persistent unwanted relationship
乾燥腐朽かんそうふきゅう
dry rot
高野豆腐こうやどうふ
freeze-dried tofu
焼き豆腐やきどうふ
grilled tofu
生き腐れいきぐされ
(fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
煎り豆腐いりどうふ
boiled and seasoned tofu
豆腐に鎹とうふにかすがい
having no effect
炒り豆腐いりどうふ
boiled and seasoned tofu
マジメ腐るまじめくさる
to become extremely serious (in attitude)
まじめ腐るまじめくさる
to become extremely serious (in attitude)
真面目腐るまじめくさる
to become extremely serious (in attitude)

Additional Examples

彼は腹の底まで腐ったやつだ。
He is a thoroughly dishonest character.tatoeba
彼は腹のそこまで腐っている。
He is a thoroughly dishonest character.tatoeba
彼は骨の髄まで腐りきっている。
He is rotten to the core.tatoeba
彼はお金を腐るほど持っている。
He's got money to burn.tatoeba
但し、希に黒色に腐ることがある。
However, on rare occasions they spoil and blacken.wiki
これは容器内の墨液が腐るのを防ぐためである。
This is to prevent the liquid sumi in the container from spoiling.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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