錆さびる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

錆びる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes metal oxidizing and corroding. Also used figuratively for skills or abilities that have declined from lack of use.

〈物もの〉〉が錆さびるfor something (usu. metal) to rust
古ふるい自じ転てん車しゃが錆さびている。
The old bicycle is rusty.
腕うでが錆さびるfor one's skill or ability to get rusty from disuse
長ながい間あいだピアノを弾ひいていないので、腕うでが錆さびてしまった。
I haven't played the piano in a long time, so my skills have gotten rusty.

腐ふ食しょく
錆びる specifically means metal rusting from oxidation, while 腐食 is the broader term covering any kind of corrosion or erosion of a material.

錆さびN2
錆 is the noun 'rust', whereas 錆びる is the verb meaning 'to rust'; learners often mix up which form to use in a sentence.
腐くさるN4
錆びる specifically means metal rusting, whereas 腐る covers a broader range of decay including food, wood, and metal.

赤錆あかさびる
rust; become rusty
錆さび付つく
become rusted together; become rusted shut · rust; become rusty; be covered with rust · become rusty (skill); become less effective
さびさび
rusted; rusty

錆さびるUsage66%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to rust'.
さびるUsage34%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Derived from the noun 錆 (さび, 'rust') with the verb-forming suffix 〜びる, indicating a change of state.