腐 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
道4Junior high level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
- On
- フふ · fu
- Kun
- くさ.る・-くさ.る・くさ.れる・くさ.れ・くさ.らす・くさ.すkusa.ru · kusa.ru · kusa.reru · kusa.re · kusa.rasu · kusa.su
- Meaning
- rot; decay
Stroke order
Origin
府 with 肉 "flesh": stored meat going bad — to rot, to decay.
Readings and examples
| Onフふfu | 腐心ふしん腐敗ふはい陳腐ちんぷ |
|---|---|
| Kunくさるkusaru | 腐るくさる |
| Kunくされるkusareru | 腐れ縁くされえんふて腐れるふてくされる |
| Kunくさらすkusarasu | 腐らすくさらす |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 腐敗ふはい
decay; corruption
- 豆腐とうふ
tofu
Example
暑さで食べ物が腐ってしまった。
The food went bad in the heat.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)