腐敗

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See also: 腐败

Chinese

decay; rotten be defeated; to defeat; loss
trad. (腐敗) 腐 敗
simp. (腐败) 腐 败

Pronunciation

Verb

腐敗

  1. (of organic matter) to go bad; to rot; to spoil
  2. (neologism, colloquial, humorous) to go out for a (fancy) meal together; to lead a lavish life (by having good food, singing karaoke, or travelling)

Synonyms

  • (to go bad):

Adjective

腐敗

  1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral
  2. rotten; spoilt

Noun

腐敗

  1. corruption (dishonesty by people in positions of authority)
    根除腐敗／根除腐败  ―  gēnchú fǔbài  ―  to root out corruption
    官場腐敗／官场腐败  ―  guānchǎng fǔbài  ―  corruption among officials

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腐 敗
ふ
Grade: S 		はい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

腐(ふ)敗(はい) • (fuhai) 

  1. decay, putrefaction
  2. corruption, such as political corruption

Verb

腐(ふ)敗(はい)する • (fuhai suru) suru (stem 腐(ふ)敗(はい)し (fuhai shi), past 腐(ふ)敗(はい)した (fuhai shita))

  1. to rot, to decompose
  2. to become corrupt

Conjugation

Conjugation of "腐敗する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 腐敗し ふはいし fuhai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 腐敗し ふはいし fuhai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 腐敗する ふはいする fuhai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 腐敗する ふはいする fuhai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 腐敗すれ ふはいすれ fuhai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 腐敗せよ¹
腐敗しろ² 		ふはいせよ¹
ふはいしろ² 		fuhai seyo¹
fuhai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 腐敗される ふはいされる fuhai sareru
Causative 腐敗させる
腐敗さす 		ふはいさせる
ふはいさす 		fuhai saseru
fuhai sasu
Potential 腐敗できる ふはいできる fuhai dekiru
Volitional 腐敗しよう ふはいしよう fuhai shiyō
Negative 腐敗しない ふはいしない fuhai shinai
Negative continuative 腐敗せず ふはいせず fuhai sezu
Formal 腐敗します ふはいします fuhai shimasu
Perfective 腐敗した ふはいした fuhai shita
Conjunctive 腐敗して ふはいして fuhai shite
Hypothetical conditional 腐敗すれば ふはいすれば fuhai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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