単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,074 most used

腐る

くさる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to rot; to go bad

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Milk goes bad quickly in hot weather.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

The rotten apple injures its neighbors.

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MEANINGS

1

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

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to corrode; to weather; to crumble

godan verb · intransitive

3

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

godan verb · intransitive

4

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

godan verb · intransitive

5

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

godan verb · intransitive

6

to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to

auxiliary verb · godan verb

7

to lose a bet

godan verb · intransitive

8

to be drenched; to become sopping wet

godan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,074 most used

Written腐る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium