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腐敗 (ふはい): decay, depravity — Japanese vocabulary

腐敗 is read ふはい and means "decay, depravity". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

腐敗

Reading
ふはい · fuhai
Translation
decay, depravity
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふはいが

Example

食品包装は腐敗を減らす。

しょくひんほうそうはふはいをへらす。

Food packaging reduces spoilage.

Kanji in this word

  • 腐 — rot, decay
  • 敗 — defeat

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