腐
decay, rot, sour
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
14 / 14
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:14
JLPT:1
Frequency:1225
Vocabulary
フ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆腐 | トウフ | tofu; bean curd; beancurd |
| 腐心 | フシン | taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains |
| 腐敗 | フハイ | decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage; corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity |
| 腐食 | フショク | rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust; saprophagy |
| 防腐 | ボウフ | preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陳腐 | ちんぷ | stale; hackneyed; clichéd |
| 腐る | 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 |
| 高野豆腐 | こうやどうふ | freeze-dried tofu |
| 腐り | くさり | rottenness; decay; corruption |
| 持ち腐れ | もちぐされ | unused possession |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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