腐

Meaning

腐 centers on organic breakdown: rotting, decaying, or turning sour. The idea is that something once fresh spoils over time.

• 腐るくさる
  N4

  to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)

• 豆腐とうふ
  N1

  tofu; bean curd; beancurd

• 腐敗ふはい
  N1

  decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage

• 腐食ふしょく

  rot; decay; erosion

• 腐りくさり

  rottenness; decay; corruption

• 陳腐ちんぷ
  N1

  stale; hackneyed; clichéd

• 腐れくされ

  rotting; spoiling; decaying; corroding

• 防腐ぼうふ

  preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis

• 腐すくさす

  to speak ill of

• 湯豆腐ゆどうふ

  boiled tofu

• 腐れ縁くされえん

  (undesirable but) inseparable relationship

• 持ち腐れもちぐされ

  unused possession

• 腐心ふしん

  taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

• ふて腐れふてくされ

  sulkiness

• 後腐れあとくされ

  future trouble

• 腐乱ふらん

  decomposition; ulceration

• 腐臭ふしゅう

  smell of something rotten; rotten smell

• 腐葉土ふようど

  humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch

• 腐肉ふにく

  carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat

• 腐朽ふきゅう

  decay; deterioration; rot

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