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    3. 形骸化

    形骸化

    形けい骸がい化か

    becoming a mere shell

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    けいがいか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    becoming a mere shell, becoming a dead letter, losing (one's) substance, being reduced to a formality

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    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    骸
    むくろ…(2)
    bone・body・corpse
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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