Japanese symbol for “spoiling”
腐れ
くされ
Romaji: kusare
rotting; spoiling; decaying; corroding
In Japanese, spoiling is 腐れ, read くされ (kusare).
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Meanings
- n rotting; spoiling; decaying; corroding
- pref rotten; worthless; paltry; contemptible
Written forms: 腐れ. Readings: くされ、クサレ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spoiling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚損 | おそん oson | staining; spoiling; soiling |
| ぶち壊し | ぶちこわし buchikowashi | spoiling; ruining |
| ネタばらし | ネタばらし netabarashi | spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away |
| 汚破損 | おはそん ohason | staining; spoiling; soiling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence |
| 豆腐 | とうふ toufu | tofu; bean curd; beancurd |
| 腐食 | ふしょく fushoku | rot; decay; erosion |
| 腐る | くさる kusaru | to rot; to go bad; to decay |
| 陳腐 | ちんぷ chinpu | stale; hackneyed; clichéd |
| 腐り | くさり kusari | rottenness; decay; corruption |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.