崩壊

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See also: 崩壞 and 崩坏
See also: 崩潰 and 崩溃

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
かい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
崩壞 (kyūjitai)
崩潰 (dated)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 崩潰 (MC pong hwojH). (kai) is a daiyōji replacing (kai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほう)(かい) (hōkai

  1. decay, deterioration, disintegration
  2. collapse

Verb

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(ほう)(かい)する (hōkai surusuru (stem (ほう)(かい) (hōkai shi), past (ほう)(かい)した (hōkai shita))

  1. to collapse
  2. to decay, to deteriorate, to disintegrate
    ()(しき)(ほう)(かい)した
    Soshiki ga hōkaishita.
    The organization deteriorated.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.