Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

崩壊(ほうかい)collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      (radioactive) decay, disintegration

      Physics

    All Forms

    崩壊 【ほうかい】崩潰 【ほうかい】

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    Examples

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      (おお)きな地震(じしん)建物(たてもの)崩壊(ほうかい)しました。

      The building collapsed in a big earthquake. {collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay}

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      家庭(かてい)崩壊(ほうかい)した原因(げんいん)は、父親(ちちおや)不倫(ふりん)だった。

      The cause of the family's collapse was the father's infidelity. {collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay}

      • N2

      ベルリンの(かべ)崩壊(ほうかい)したのがいつか()っていますか?

      Do you know when the Berlin Wall collapsed? {collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay}

      • N2

      これ以上(いじょう)少子(しょうし)高齢(こうれい)()(すす)もうものなら、年金(ねんきん)制度(せいど)崩壊(ほうかい)するだろう。

      If the aging population and declining birthrate continue to progress any further, the pension system is likely to collapse. {collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay}

      • N2

      先生(せんせい)生徒(せいと)注意(ちゅうい)出来(でき)なかったのなら、学級(がっきゅう)崩壊(ほうかい)して当然(とうぜん)だ。

      If the teacher couldn't discipline the students, it's only natural that the classroom would fall apart. {collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, decay}

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