Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto corrode; to weather; to crumble
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
6. auxiliary verb, godan verbto have the audacity to; to be bastard enough toafter the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action

Examples

• 牛乳が腐った。

  The milk has gone bad.

• 早熟れの早腐り。

  Soon ripe, soon rotten.

• 金が腐るほどある。

  He is rolling in riches.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 腐る

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