生 き腐 れ ikigusare
ikigusare
Noun
1. (fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
hayakukaetta hōga ii atsuikara. sabawa iki kusaretomo iwarerukurai ashiga hayai.
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
hayakukaetta hōga ii atsuikara. sabawa iki kusaretomo iwarerukurai ashiga hayai.
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#187368
Noun
#187448
iki kusarede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Living decay; Rotting alive
Noun
#187789
iki kusareno
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Living disgrace; Good-for-nothing
Noun
#191372
Noun
#189022
Noun
#186047
Noun
#192281
Noun
#190831
iki kusaredewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a living corpse.; Not rotten alive.
Noun
#188657
Common 6 items
iki kusarejanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't a good-for-nothing.; Wasn't useless.
Noun
#193198
iki kusaredarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably dead.; Probably a lost cause.
Noun
#189498
iki kusarejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a good-for-nothing.; Was not a wastrel.
Noun
#195418
iki kusarejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a good-for-nothing.; Wasn't useless.
Noun
#187561
iki kusaredeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Likely dead.; Probably deceased.
Noun
#195402
iki kusaredewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a good-for-nothing.; Was not a wastrel.
Noun
#190669
Advanced 3 items
iki kusaredattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when alive and rotten; If/when decaying while alive
Noun
#194301
iki kusaredeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when rotten/decayed/spoiled.; If/when already dead.
Noun
#189298
iki kusarenara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when alive and rotten; If/when already dead
Noun
#192500