noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
decomposition; putrefaction; spoilage
Refers to organic matter rotting or spoiling. Used for food, bodies, and other biological material breaking down.
夏場は食べ物の腐敗が早い。
Food spoils quickly in the summer.
死体の腐敗が進ん
The corpse was in an advanced state of decomposition.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Metaphorical extension: moral decay, political corruption, or the decline of an organization or society.
政治の腐敗が国民の信頼を失わせた。
Political corruption caused the public to lose trust.
組織の腐敗を防ぐために改革が必要だ。
Reform is necessary to prevent the organization from decaying.