Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 腐


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Meaning

rot, decay, go bad, sour

Pronunciation

FU
kusaru/reru

Explanation

Top: (urban) prefecture, government (building 广, attach [Person with skillful hand attaches sth.]), below: meat

Mnemonic

If sb. attaches meat to a building, it will rot.

Radicals

广 building(Radical: madare - A similar radical stands for cliff.)
attach
body part, meat(This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.)
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Vocabulary

豆腐 とうふ tofu
腐る くさる to rot, to go bad
腐敗 ふはい decay, depravity

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