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The kanji 腐: meaning, readings and stroke order
腐
- Meaning
- rot, go bad
- On reading
- フ fu
- Kun reading
- くさ（る） kusaru、くさ（れる） kusareru、くさ（らす） kusarasu
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 肉 meat
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- thiu, thối rữa (hủ)
- Japanese
- くさる。わるく なる。
- Korean
- 썩다 (부)
- Chinese
- 腐烂、变质
Readings, words and example sentences
フ fu · on reading
とう腐
tofu
みそしるに とう腐を 入れます。
I put tofu in the miso soup.
くさ（る） kusaru · kun reading
腐る
to go bad, to rot
暑さで 食べ物が 腐りました。
The food went bad in the heat.
くさ（れる） kusareru · kun reading · less common
腐れ縁
a bond you can't shake off (said jokingly)
あの 子とは 小学校からの 腐れ縁です。
That kid and I have been stuck with each other since elementary school.
くさ（らす） kusarasu · kun reading · less common
腐らす
to let (something) go bad
うっかり 野菜を 腐らして しまいました。
I accidentally let the vegetables go bad.
Practise writing 腐 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 腐 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 7 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.