“To decay” in Japanese
Short answer
To decay in Japanese is “朽ちる” (kuchiru). Full meaning: to rot, to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time.
Other ways to say “To decay” in Japanese
腐る
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)
くちる
kuchiru to rot, to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
衰える
otoroeru to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away
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)
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)
くちん
kuchin to rot, to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
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)
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