Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 腐食(ふしょく) in Japanese

腐食, 腐蝕
Kana Reading
ふしょく
Romaji
fushoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    corrosion
    Example sentence
    酸は金属を腐食させる。 Acid eats into metal.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    saprophagy
    Example sentence
    酸が金属を腐食した。 The acid ate into the metal.

Examples of 腐食, 腐蝕, ふしょく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

腐 JLPT 1

14 strokes

rot, decay, sour

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: くさ.る, -くさ.る, くさ.れる, くさ.れ, くさ.らす, くさ.す

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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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蝕

14 strokes

eclipse, occultation, be defective

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: むしば.む

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