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[ほう()·かい()]
houkai
noun, suru verb

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houkai

English Meaning(s) for 崩壊

noun, suru verb
  1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in
  2. (radioactive) decay; disintegration

Definition and Synonyms for 崩壊

Collapse lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Synonyms: 崩壊
Disintegrate break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
Synonyms: 分解, 崩壊
Disintegrate lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
Synonyms: 崩壊, 朽ちる
Give Way end resistance, as under pressure or force
Synonyms: 崩壊, 崩れ落ちる
Dislocation the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Synonyms: 崩壊, 混乱
Founder break down, literally or metaphorically
Synonyms: 倒壊, 全壊, 壊れる, 失敗, 崩れる, 崩壊, 崩れ落ちる, 決壊, 破壊
Tumble fall apart
Synonyms: 倒壊, 全壊, 崩れる, 崩れ去る, 崩壊, 崩落, 崩れ落ちる, 決壊, 潰える, 潰れる, 瓦解
Annihilation total destruction
Synonyms: 全滅, 壊滅, 崩壊, 撃滅
Collapse a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Synonyms: 倒壊, 崩れ, 崩れる, 崩壊, 崩落, 陥没, 陥落
Radioactive Decay the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Synonyms: 壊変, 崩壊, 放射性崩壊, 減衰
Disintegration a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
Synonyms: 崩壊

Meanings for each kanji in 崩壊

» crumble; die; demolish; level
» demolition; break; destroy

Categories 崩壊 is a member of

Change undergo a change
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Perturbation the act of causing disorder
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Demolition an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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Nuclear Reaction a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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Handicap the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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Weaken become weaker
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Change Integrity change in physical make-up
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 崩壊

Sample Sentences for 崩壊

The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.
The bursting of Japan's so-called bubble economy sent shockwaves through international markets.
Communism was the political system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but that stopped in 1993.
This incident led the movement to collapse.
It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.

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