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Level 34
腐

Rot

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Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Rot

Mnemonic

Set up your canopy, attach some meat to it, and the meat will eventually rot.

Readings

On’yomi

ふ

Kun’yomi

くさ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You let meat rot. You're a fool (ふ). That's really all I can say at this point.

Found In Vocabulary

  1. 腐食
    ふしょく Corrosion
  2. 腐敗
    ふはい Decomposition
  3. 腐る
    くさる To Rot
  4. 豆腐
    とうふ Tofu
  5. 湯豆腐
    ゆどうふ Boiled Tofu
  6. 防腐剤
    ぼうふざい Preservative
  7. 陳腐
    ちんぷ Cliched