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Sour Decay Feel Meat 腐 フ くさ.る、 くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す Rot

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi くさ.る、-くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す
English rot, decay, sour
Examples 腐敗(ふはい): decay; depravity
腐る(くさる): (1) to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk) (2) to corrode; to weather; to crumble (3) to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice) (4) to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt (5) to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down (6) indicates scorn or disdain for another's action (7) to lose a bet (8) to be drenched; to become sopping wet
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1225
Components 府: borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse
肉: meat
Number of Strokes 14
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 130
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading にく・にくづき
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword rot
Koohii Story 1 The rotting meat adheres to the cave walls.
Koohii Story 2 Smaller municipalities are well known for filling their budgets with pork (meat). Thats why they are also well known for being rotten.
RTK Index 1023

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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