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
stale; hackneyed; cliched
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
future trouble
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
tofu seller (maker)
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
rotten smell; putrid odor
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
decomposition; ulceration
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
rottenness; decay; corruption
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
unused possession
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
antiseptic; preservative
lightly deep-fried tofu
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
high sensitivity; fragile heart
decomposition; ulceration
to have the blues; to be depressed
causticity; corrosiveness
to speak ill of
deterioration; rot
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
corruption prevention; antisepsis; antiseptic
silken tofu; soft tofu
debasement; corruption; degradation
male who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)
wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
adult woman who likes comics about male homosexual love
(fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
sliced deep-fried tofu
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
noble rot; Botrytis cinerea infection, esp. of grapes
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
putrefactive bacteria; putrefying bacteria; putrid bacteria; saprogen
soft, unpressed tofu
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
tofu-like dish made with edamame
septic; putrefactive
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
high sensitivity; fragile heart
caustic; corrosive agent; etching reagent; escharotic
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
pedant; worthless scholar
to feel dispirited; to feel discouraged
debasement; corruption; degradation
humus (soil); mold
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
boiled and seasoned tofu
saprophagy
soft, unpressed tofu
paltry sum (of money)
having no effect; waste of effort
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
cubed tofu (often served cold)
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
having no effect; waste of effort
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
bleary-eyed person
lightly deep-fried tofu
soft, unpressed tofu
fermented tofu; furu
castration
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
boiled and seasoned tofu
Okinawan-style tofu
saprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal; scavenger
silken tofu; soft tofu
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
silken tofu; soft tofu
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
boiled and seasoned tofu
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
depraved; corrupt; vicious
water rot (decay of crops due to excess water)
commonplace and stale; humdrum and hackneyed
saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
putrefactive bacteria; putrefying bacteria; putrid bacteria; saprogen
male who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)
tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
in victory, remember your humility; in defeat, remember your fighting spirit
firm tofu; hard tofu
firm tofu; hard tofu
blossom-end rot
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.