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N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

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

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    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 began to rot from the sea breeze.

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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 house is starting to rot and will probably collapse soon.

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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 looks like termites have made a nest inside the rotting tree.

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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 can't bear the thought of my child who died in obscurity before ever growing up.

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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 that decaying, collapsing house unattended… the owner's completely irresponsible.

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