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崩壊ほうかい (houkai)

collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

崩壊 (ほうかい, houkai) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “collapse, decay (physics), crumbling, breaking down, caving in”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

ベルリンの壁かべは崩壊ほうかいしました

The Berlin Wall collapsed.

床ゆかが崩壊ほうかいした。

The floor gave way.

その塔とうは崩壊ほうかいした。

The tower fell into ruin.

その国くにの経済けいざいは崩壊ほうかい寸前すんぜんだ。

The country's economy is about to collapse.

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