See also: 腐蚀

Chinese edit

decay; rotten eat up slowly; eclipse
trad. (腐蝕)
simp. (腐蚀)

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Verb edit

腐蝕

  1. to corrode; to erode; to degrade
  2. (figuratively) to corrupt

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しょく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 腐蝕 – see the following entry.
腐食ふしょく
[noun] corrosion
[verb] to corrode
(This term, 腐蝕, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)