See also: 崩壞 and 崩坏
See also: 崩潰 and 崩溃

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
かい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
崩壞 (kyūjitai)
崩潰 (dated)

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 崩潰 (MC pong hwojH). (kai) is a daiyōji replacing (kai).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ほう)(かい) (hōkai

  1. decay, deterioration, disintegration
  2. collapse

Verb edit

(ほう)(かい)する (hōkai surusuru (stem (ほう)(かい) (hōkai shi), past (ほう)(かい)した (hōkai shita))

  1. to collapse
  2. to decay, to deteriorate, to disintegrate
    ()(しき)(ほう)(かい)した
    Soshiki ga hōkaishita.
    The organization deteriorated.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.