# 腐 — Rot

Frequency rank 1275 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 貧 (Poor), less common than 預 (Deposit).

- On’yomi: ふ
- Kun’yomi: くさ
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A warehouse on top stores meat below -- meat left too long in a warehouse starts to rot.

In words:

- 腐る くさる — to rot,to go bad
- 腐敗 ふはい — decay;depravity

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