腐(くさ)る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, indicates scorn or disdain for another's action, to lose a bet, to be drenched, to become sopping wet

Common

1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   1.

   to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)

2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   2.

   to corrode, to weather, to crumble

3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   3.

   to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)

4. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   4.

   to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt

5. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   5.

   to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down

   See Also:

   • 気が腐る

6. Auxiliary verb, う-verb (る)

   6.

   to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to

   Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect, after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action,

   See Also:

   • やがる

7. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   7.

   to lose a bet

   Archaic

8. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   8.

   to be drenched, to become sopping wet

   Archaic