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[くさ()·]
kusaru
godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

kusaru

English Meaning(s) for 腐る

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
  2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
  3. to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
  4. to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
  5. to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lose a bet
  2. to be drenched; to become sopping wet

Definition and Synonyms for 腐る

Decay an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
Synonyms: くさる, 腐れ, 腐れる, 腐敗, 腐朽, 腐食
Go Bad become unfit for consumption or use
Synonyms: くさる, すえる, 痛む, 腐れる, 腐敗
Putrefy become putrid
Synonyms: くさる, 腐れる
Decay undergo decay or decomposition
Synonyms: くさる, 朽ちる
Decomposition the organic phenomenon of rotting
Synonyms: くさる, 腐り, 腐乱, 腐敗, 腐朽, 腐食
Putrefaction a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Synonyms: くさる, 腐り, 腐れ, 腐れる, 腐乱, 腐敗, 腐朽, 腐食
Decomposition in a decomposed state
Synonyms: くさる, 腐り, 腐れ, 腐れる, 腐乱, 腐敗
Dishearten take away the enthusiasm of
Synonyms: くさる, 腐らす, 腐らせる
Putrefy decay with an offensive smell
Synonyms: くさる, 腐れる

Meanings for each kanji in 腐る

» rot; decay; sour

Categories 腐る is a member of

Change undergo a change
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Decay undergo decay or decomposition
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Organic Phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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Decay an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
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Unsoundness a condition of damage or decay
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Discourage deprive of courage or hope
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 腐る

Conjugations for 腐る

masu stem
[くさ()·]
kusari
Negative stem
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kusara
te-form
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kusatte
Negative te-form
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kusaranakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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kusaranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()·]
kusaru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[くさ()···]
kusaranai
Past Indicative Form
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kusatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusaranakatta
Presumptive Form
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kusarou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusarimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarimasen
Past Indicative Form
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kusarimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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kusarimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusaritai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusaritakunai
Past Indicative Form
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kusaritakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusaritakunakatta
Adjective stem
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kusarita
te-form
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kusaritakute
Negative te-form
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kusaritakunakute
Adverbial Form
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kusaritaku
Provisional Form
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kusaritakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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kusaritakunakereba
Conditional Form
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kusaritakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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kusaritakunakattara
Objective Form
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kusaritasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusare
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusarinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusareba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusaranakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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kusaranakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusaranakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()···]
kusattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarenai
Past Indicative Form
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kusareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarenakatta
masu-stem
[くさ()·]
kusare
te-form
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kusarete
Negative te-form
[くさ()····]
kusarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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kusaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusaremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()···]
kusarareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusararenai
Past Indicative Form
[くさ()···]
kusarareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusararenakatta
masu stem
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kusarare
te-form
[くさ()···]
kusararete
Negative te-form
[くさ()·····]
kusararenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[くさ()····]
kusararemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusararemasen
Past Indicative Form
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kusararemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusararemasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusaraseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasenai
Past Indicative Form
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kusaraseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasenakatta
masu stem
[くさ()··]
kusarase
te-form
[くさ()···]
kusarasete
Negative te-form
[くさ()·····]
kusarasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusarasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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kusarasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusarasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[くさ()····]
kusarasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasarenakatta
masu stem
[くさ()···]
kusarasare
te-form
[くさ()····]
kusarasarete
Negative te-form
[くさ()······]
kusarasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kusarasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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kusarasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kusarasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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kusaran
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kusarazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[くさ()··]
kusaranu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[くさ()···]
kusarazaru

Sample Sentences for 腐る

There were many rotten apples in the basket.
I smell something rotten.
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
Tighten the lid so that it doesn't go bad.
Soon ripe, soon rotten.

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