腐
腐

rot, decay, sour

14 strokesFrequency 1,225JLPT N1Grade 8

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腐るくさるGodan verbFreq #3561
1

Intransitive verb

to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)

Examples
これらのオレンジは腐っている。
These oranges have gone bad.
2

Intransitive verb

to corrode; to weather; to crumble

3

Intransitive verb

to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)

4

Intransitive verb

to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt

5

Intransitive verb

to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down

6

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; Kansai-ben; After the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action

to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to

7

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to lose a bet

8

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to be drenched; to become sopping wet

腐敗ふはいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #11213
1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage

Examples
食品包装は腐敗を減らす。
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
2

corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity

豆腐《豆富》とうふNounFreq #13072
1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

Examples
悪いけどお豆腐買ってきてくれない？
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
ふてくされるふて腐れる《不貞腐れる》IntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #16677
1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

Examples
秀樹ったら、当事は全っ然こっちに慣れなくてね、しょっちゅうふてくされてたのよ。
Hideki, he really hadn't settled in here at all and sulked all the time.
陳腐ちんぷNoun～な Adj.Freq #18917
1

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

腐れ縁くされ縁くされえんNounFreq #20409
1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

Examples
腐れ縁と思ってあきらめる。
Make the best of one's lot with fatal resignation.
腐れるくされるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #22949
1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

腐臭ふしゅうNounFreq #25672
1

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

腐食腐蝕ふしょくNounFreq #27976
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

rot; decay; erosion

Examples
その神社の腐食の原因の一つは酸性雨である。
The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

corrosion; etching; rust

Examples
ほら、錆で金属がどんどん腐食しているよ。
Hey, rust is eating away the metal.
3

腐食 only; Biology

saprophagy

腐るほど腐る程くさるほどNounAdverbExpressionFreq #28606
1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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