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腐
rot · decay · spoil · corruption
N1On: ふKun: くさる、くさらす
Memory Aid
'Fu' — Think of food that's FOUL and rotting.
Vocabulary
腐敗ふはいdecay, decomposition, corruption
腐るくさるto rot, to go bad, to spoil
腐食ふしょくcorrosion, decay
豆腐とうふtofu (bean curd)
腐らすくさらすto let rot, to spoil (transitive)
Example Sentences
このりんごはもう腐っている。
This apple is already rotten.
政治の腐敗は社会を蝕む。
Political corruption erodes society.
古い鉄橋は腐食が進んでいる。
The old iron bridge is heavily corroded.
食べ物を無駄に腐らせてはいけない。
You shouldn't let food go to waste by letting it spoil.