Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: rot, decay, sour

Kunyomi: くさ.る -くさ.る くさ.れる くさ.れ くさ.らす くさ.す

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: meat

Examples

Onyomi Examples

フハイ decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage, corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity

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

ボウフ preservation from decay, prevention of putrefaction, embalmment, antisepsis

高野豆 コウヤドウフ freeze-dried tofu

Kunyomi Examples

くさる to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk), to corrode, to weather, to crumble, to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice), to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt, to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down, to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to, to lose a bet, to be drenched, to become sopping wet

るほど くさるほど more than one can possibly use, countless (e.g. examples), (money) to burn, rolling in (cash)

れる くされる to spoil, to rot, to corrode

くされ rotting, spoiling, decaying, corroding, rotten, worthless, paltry, contemptible

れ縁 くされえん (undesirable but) inseparable relationship

らす くさらす to let spoil, to leave to rot, to cause to rot, to corrode, to discourage, to dishearten

くさす to speak ill of