腐る
Meanings
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
3. to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
4. to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
5. to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down
Auxiliary verb
Godan verb
6. to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to (Usually kana, after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
くさる
Used in vocabulary
腐るほど
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
Expression
Examples67
これらの
These oranges have gone bad.
自分
I don't want to let myself go bad.
彼
He's got money to burn.
金
He is rolling in riches.
その
All the meat was bad.
この
This meat has gone bad.