Question

腐 くさ.る、-くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す 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 S 府: borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse肉: meat 肉 6 (none) rot Smaller municipalities are well known for filling their budgets with pork (meat). Thats why they are also well known for being rotten.

Accepted Answer

フ rot, decay, sour 1 1225 14 130 にく・にくづき 形声 Phonetic The rotting meat adheres to the cave walls. 1023

Kanji	腐
Onyomi	フ
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	肉
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

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

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