腐る (くさる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

腐る (くさる) means to rot / to decay / to go bad.

See example sentences below.

腐る at a glance

腐る

くさるkusaru

N3verb

to rot / to decay / to go bad

腐るくさるkusaruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to rot / to decay / to go bad

Example 1

果物が腐ってしまった。

Translation

The fruit has gone bad.

Example 2

彼の態度が腐っている。

Translation

His attitude is rotten.