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N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()ちるto rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to rot, to decay

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to die in obscurity

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be forgotten with time

      often in neg.

    All Forms

    朽ちる 【くちる】

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      潮風(しおかぜ)金属(きんぞく)(せい)金具(かなぐ)()ました。

      The metal fittings decayed due to the sea breeze. {to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time}

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      この()ている(いえ)はそろそろ倒壊(とうかい)するだろう。

      This decaying house is likely to collapse soon. {to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time}

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      ()倒木(とうぼく)(なか)にシロアリが()(つく)っているようです。

      It seems that termites have made a nest inside the rotten fallen tree. {to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time}

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      大人(おとな)になる(まえ)()てしまった()()可哀想(かわいそう)仕方(しかた)ありません。

      I feel utterly helpless for my child who decayed before becoming an adult. {to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time}

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      ()(いま)にも(こわ)れそうな廃屋(はいおく)放置(ほうち)するとは…所有(しょゆう)(しゃ)無責任(むせきにん)なものだ…。

      Leaving a dilapidated house, rotting and on the verge of collapse... The owner is indeed irresponsible... {to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time}

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