Lingaku錆びつく【さびつく】
Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
- to become rusted together; to become rusted shut
- to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust
- to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 錆びつく【さびつく】Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
- 錆び付く【さびつく】Frequency rank: 33,463. – 33,794.
- 錆付く【さびつく】
- さび付く【さびつく】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
- 錆つく【さびつく】
- さびつく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to become rusted together; to become rusted shut
- to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to be covered with rust
- to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
This meaning refers to physical objects that have metal parts that corrode due to exposure to moisture and air, causing them to stick or jam.
The iron door was exposed to rain for a long time and became rusted shut.
This meaning describes the process of metal deteriorating due to oxidation, resulting in a rusty appearance.
Because the car was left outside, it quickly became covered with rust.
This meaning is metaphorical, indicating that skills or abilities can degrade over time without practice, similar to how metal can rust.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さびつく錆びつくないふナイフrusty knifeなんか何かがさびつく錆びつくsomething becomes rustyさびついた錆びついたぎじゅつ技術rusty skillsさびつく錆びつくかぎ鍵rusty keyさびつく錆びつくせんりゃく戦略rusty strategyていきてき定期的にていれ手入れをするto perform regular maintenance to prevent rustさびついて錆びついてうごかない動かないrusty and not movingながいあいだ長い間つかわなかった使わなかったnot used for a long time (leading to rust)さびつく錆びつくきおく記憶fading memoryうんどう運動がさびつく錆びつくskills becoming rusty due to lack of practice
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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My rusty Ford broke down, obstructing the intersection.