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腐 means 'go bad'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1414   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 51 words   Used in 104 words   Used in 13 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   フ
Kun
   くさる   くさらす   くされる to go bad
Additional readings
Kun    くされ   くさす
Components
⿸  府 borough  肉 meat  
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See also
腑 bowels  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 腐 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 腐 is used 97 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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フ : 66 words FIND ALL
と う ふ 3
noun
tofu; bean-curd
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フ (read as ぷ) : 5 words FIND ALL
ち ん ぷ 1
stale; hackneyed; cliched
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くさる : 22 words FIND ALL
く さ る 2
'ru' 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
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くさる (read as ぐさ) : 4 words FIND ALL
も ち ぐ さ れ 0
noun
unused possession
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An additional くさ.らす less common words include 腐 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1755  Joy o' Kanji : 1755  Key to Kanji: - 

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腐
フ   くさる    くさらす    くされる to go bad   
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肉
ニク   meat
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内
ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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冂
wide
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
府
フ    borough   
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付
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つく to adhere to   
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寸
スン   inch
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
广
stony cliff
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