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腐 — rot; decay

腐 means “rot; decay”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: フ (fu). Kun'yomi: くさ(る) (kusaru). You'll see it in words such as 腐る (kusaru, “to rot; to go bad”).

腐
Stroke order of 腐
Meaning
rot; decay
On'yomi
フ (fu)
Kun'yomi
くさ(る) (kusaru)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 1

How to remember 腐

Sounds like 府: both read フ.

Parts: 府 government office · 肉 meat

Words with 腐

WordReadingMeaning
腐るくさる kusaru kunto rot; to go bad

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