Vocabulary

What does 崩壊 (ほうかい, houkai) mean?

崩壊 (ほうかい, houkai) means collapse, disintegration.

Quick facts
Readingほうかい
Romajihoukai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほうかい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoukai

collapse, disintegration

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive collapse; crumbling; breaking down
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive (radioactive) decay; disintegration

Example sentences

  • Their relationship is falling apart.

  • Many people were injured in the collapse of the building.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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