Word Meaning 腐る

くさる kusaru

腐る is read as くさる (kusaru) and means to lose a bet.

Meaning

English

  1. to lose a bet
  2. to be drenched
  3. to become sopping wet
  4. to have the audacity to
  5. to be bastard enough to
  6. to become useless
  7. to blunt
  8. to weaken (from lack of practice)

Reading

Kana

くさる

Romaji

kusaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8104 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

腐敗

ふはい

corruption

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

腐り

くさり

rottenness

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

2

れいぞうこにいれないととうふはすぐくさる。

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

くだものはほうっておくとくさる。

Fruit rots if left alone.