What does kanji 腐 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 腐 is rot.

How is kanji 腐 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 腐 are くさ.る, -くさ.る, くさ.れる, くさ.れ, くさ.らす, くさ.す; the onyomi readings are フ.

What is the main radical of kanji 腐?

The main radical for kanji 腐 is 肉.

What words use kanji 腐?

Example words that use kanji 腐 include 腐敗, 腐る, 腐蝕, 腐心.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

腐

Meaning

Kanji 腐

rot

rot, decay, sour

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くさ.る-くさ.るくさ.れるくさ.れくさ.らすくさ.す
Onyomi 音読み: フ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1225
Strokes: 14
Radical: 肉
Components: 化 • 寸 • 广 • 肉
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 府 • 俯 • 捬 • 腑 • 椨

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 123 entries that include this kanji.

腐敗

ふはい

corruption

腐る

くさる

to lose a bet

腐蝕

ふしょく

saprophagy

腐心

ふしん

taking great pains (to do)

腐り

くさり

rottenness

腐葉土

ふようど

humus

腐臭

ふしゅう

smell of something rotten

腐爛

ふらん

decomposition

腐す

くさす

to speak ill of

腐っても鯛

くさってもたい

a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond

腐らす

くさらす

to discourage

腐らせる

くさらせる

to discourage

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この肉はもう腐っている。

This meat is already rotten.

暑さで牛乳が腐った。

The milk went sour because of the heat.

木の柱が腐り始めている。

The wooden pillar is starting to decay.

腐った卵のにおいがする。

It smells like rotten eggs.

冷蔵庫に入れないと豆腐はすぐ腐る。

If you do not put it in the fridge, tofu spoils quickly.

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