漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

4Junior high level14 strokesRadical
On
Kun
くさ.る・-くさ.る・くさ.れる・くさ.れ・くさ.らす・くさ.す
Meaning
rot; decay

Origin

ORIGIN

府 with 肉 "flesh": stored meat going bad — to rot, to decay.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

腐心・腐敗・陳腐
くさる腐る
くされる腐れ縁・ふて腐れる
くさらす腐らす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 腐敗ふはい

    decay; corruption

  • 豆腐とうふ

    tofu

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

暑さで食べ物が腐ってしまった。

The food went bad in the heat.

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