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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

rot, decay, sour

14 strokes · frequency rank #1225

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Kun
くさ.る、-くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す

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Common words

  1. ふはいdecomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage1
    • Food packaging reduces spoilage.

    • The refrigerator preserves food from decay.

    • We are sick and tired of political corruption.

  2. くさるto rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil2
    • These oranges have gone bad.

    • The milk has gone bad.

    • Soon ripe, soon rotten.

  3. ふしんtaking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains3
  4. とうふtofu; bean curd; beancurd4
    • I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?

    • Tofu goes well with good sake.

    • Emily ate tofu at dinner.

  5. ちんぷstale; hackneyed; clichéd5
  6. くさりrottenness; decay; corruption6
  7. ふらんdecomposition; ulceration7
  8. ふしゅうsmell of something rotten; rotten smell8
  9. ふしょくrot; decay; erosion9
    • Hey, rust is eating away the metal.

    • The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.

    • The acid ate into the metal.

  10. ぼうふpreservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis10

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