腐る

くさる

to rot, to go bad

Also:to corrode, to become useless, to become depraved

What does 腐る mean?

腐る is a Japanese verb meaning to rot, to go bad in English. It can also be translated as to corrode, to become useless, to become depraved depending on context. It is written as 腐る in kanji, くさる in hiragana, and kusaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これらのオレンジはっている。

These oranges have gone bad.