N31268/1669

くさ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verbusually written using kana aloneauxiliary verbKansai-benarchaic

Reading

Meanings

  • to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
  • to corrode, to weather, to crumble
  • to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
  • to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
  • to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
  • to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to
  • to lose a bet
  • to be drenched, to become sopping wet

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Example sentences

このにくくさっているからべないほうがいい。

This meat has gone bad, so you shouldn't eat it.

なつものがすぐにくさ

Food goes bad quickly in summer.

牛乳ぎゅうにゅうくさないうちにんでしまおう。

Let's drink the milk before it goes bad.

試験しけん何度なんどちてくさっていたが、友達ともだちはげまされた。

I was feeling really discouraged after failing the exam many times, but my friend cheered me up.

くさったれるだけでくずれてしまう。

Rotted wood crumbles with just a touch.