Word Meaning 腐り

くさり kusari

腐り is read as くさり (kusari) and means rottenness.

Meaning

English

  1. rottenness
  2. decay
  3. corruption

Reading

Kana

くさり

Romaji

kusari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23826 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

腐敗

ふはい

corruption

腐る

くさる

to lose a bet

腐食

ふしょく

saprophagy

腐心

ふしん

taking great pains (to do)

腐葉土

ふようど

humus

腐乱

ふらん

decomposition

腐臭

ふしゅう

smell of something rotten

腐生動物

ふせいどうぶつ

saprozoa

腐敗分子

ふはいぶんし

corrupt elements

腐食動物

ふしょくどうぶつ

saprovore

腐女子

ふじょし

woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love

腐男子

ふだんし

male who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)

Example Sentences

1

きのはしらがくさりはじめている。

The wooden pillar is starting to decay.