Keyword
rot
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1099
Readings
くさ
(55%)
(37%)
(3%)
ぐさ
(3%)
Composed of
central office
meat
Mnemonic

You forgot your meat at the central office, but it's closed now so it's going to rot by the time the office opens up again.

Used in vocabulary (145 in total)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Examples (45 in total)
This town's way of thinking is rotten.
Eggs go bad quickly in the summer.
In the summer, eggs go bad quickly.
All our food was rotten.
The meat has gone bad.
When I opened the refrigerator, I noticed the meat had spoiled.
This food smells rotten.
This fish smells bad.
I bought it thinking it was cheap, but it was rotten, so I ended up losing out.
That organization is corrupt to the core.
Some apples rotted on the tree.
Half of the apple was rotten.
Some of the apples in the box were rotten.
The oranges in this bag are rotten.
These oranges have rotted.
Half of these apples are rotten.
Half of the apples are rotten.
Salt prevents food from perishing.
We are sick and tired of political corruption.
The new government promised to rid the country of corruption.
This banana went bad.
That banana is rotten.
Put the meat in the refrigerator or it will spoil.
Food decays quickly in hot weather.
Ah, I forgot to buy tofu.
That's tofu.
Emily ate tofu at dinner.
Please buy some tofu on your way home.
I didn't know tofu was this tasty.
Do you like tofu?
I eat tofu.
The refrigerator prevents food from going bad.
Half of the bananas in the basket were rotten.
There were many rotten apples in the basket.
Bad milk tastes sour.
This meat smells bad.
I smell something rotten.
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
He is rotten to the core.
The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.
That organization is corrupt to its core.
During hot season, perishables go bad easily.
The speaker hinted at corruption in the political world.
I want to know how to make black sesame tofu.
That soil is rich in humus.