EntryCommonWaniKani 34
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    rot; decay; erosion

    その神社の腐食の原因の一つは酸性雨である。
    The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
  2. corrosion; etching; rust

  3. Noun

    saprophagy

    Biologysee 腐生

Also written 腐蝕【ふしょく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rot, decay, sour

Kun
くさ.る、-くさ.る、くさ.れる、くさ.れ、くさ.らす、くさ.す
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1225 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-11SKIP code
3q11.3The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
553deroo
8150Unicode hex code
1-41-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1532Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4835New Nelson (John Haig)
3162New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3921Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2022Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2729Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1023Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1099Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1400A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1378Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29625Morohashi
1755A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1245Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1312Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1679Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1730Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1011Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1032Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu3Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
On
ショク、ジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level