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    3. 崩壊

    崩壊

    崩ほう壊かい

    collapse

    N1KMT4News #2+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveScience & MathKanji Vocab27 strokes

    崩潰

    ほうかい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
    2.
    (radioactive) decay, disintegration
    physics

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    古ふるい建たて物ものが崩ほう壊かいした。

    The old building collapsed.

    KMT3Home & Housing
    経けい済ざいの崩ほう壊かいを防ふせぐために、政せい府ふは対たい策さくを講こうじた。

    The government took measures to prevent economic collapse.

    KMT4Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    放ほう射しゃ性せい物ぶっ質しつは時じ間かんとともに崩ほう壊かいする。

    Radioactive materials decay over time.

    KMT5Science & Math
    科か学がく者しゃたちは、星ほしの崩ほう壊かいのメカニズムを研けん究きゅうしている。

    Scientists are studying the mechanism of stellar collapse.

    KMT5Science & Math
    地じ震しんにより、多おおくの家か屋おくが崩ほう壊かいの危き機きに瀕ひんしている。

    Due to the earthquake, many houses are on the verge of collapse.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing

    Kanji that make up this word

    崩
    くず.れる・-くず.れ・くず.す…(1)
    crumble・die・demolish・level
    壊
    こわ.す・こわ.れる・やぶ.る…(2)
    demolition・break・destroy
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