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34 腐食
Corrosion

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

Corrosion

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Reading

ふしょく

Notes

Groups

    • 腐敗 （ふはい） Decomposition, Rotting, Corruption

    • 腐食 （ふしょく） Corrosion

    • 侵食 （しんしょく） Erosion, Corrosion

Remarks

  • Corrosion should make you think of rot 腐 -chemicals eating 食 away at something.

  • The fool ふ was shocked しょく by the Corrosion even though the item was 100 years old.

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