Meaning

Primary

To Rot

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means rot so the verb vocab version is to rot.

Reading

くさる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Remember the word 臭い, which means "stinky"? When something rots, it becomes stinky, and all くさい.

Context

Context Sentences

牛乳は腐りやすいんだから冷蔵庫の外に出しっ放しにしないでね。

Don’t leave milk out of the fridge because it goes bad easily.

Kanji Composition