“To become useless” in Japanese
Short answer
To become useless in Japanese is “腐る” (kusaru). Full meaning: 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).
Other ways to say “To become useless” in Japanese
クサっ
kusa 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)
くさる
kusaru 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)
クサッ
kusa 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)
くさっ
kusa 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)
クサる
kusaru 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)
くさり
kusari 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)
クサり
kusari 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)
クサら
kusara 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)
くさら
kusara 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)
クサん
kusan 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)
くさん
kusan 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)
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