朽ちる | Japanese meaning

朽ちる【くちる】

Frequency rank: 9,695. – 9,705.

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to rot; to decay
to die in obscurity
to be forgotten with timeoften in neg.

Forms

朽ちる【くちる】Frequency rank: 9,695. – 9,705.
くちる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to rot; to decay

This meaning refers to the process of being decomposed or broken down, usually applied to organic matter such as food, plants, or other natural substances.

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The food has rotted.

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The old tree is decaying.

to die in obscurity

This meaning describes a person who passes away without recognition or fame, often leading to their memory fading away over time.

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He died in obscurity.

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She faded away as a forgotten person.

to be forgotten with time

This meaning indicates something or someone that gradually loses significance and is no longer remembered as time goes on.

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That event has been forgotten with time.

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His name has faded away over the years.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to perish completelydestined to decayrotten woodto decay with timea reputation that will not rotbefore it decaysto rot in one's heartrather than being forgottenwaiting to decayfaded memories

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

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There is nothing that does not decay.

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