Translation guide
How to express that data, files, or systems become damaged, unreadable, or morally tainted in Japanese.
The file is corrupted.
The learner wants to say that a computer file, data, or storage medium has become damaged and cannot be used or read properly.
General word for something breaking or becoming damaged. For data/files, it means they become corrupted and unusable.
The file is corrupted and I can't open it.
It seems the data got corrupted.
More formal/technical term for damage or corruption, often used for data, files, or hardware.
Colloquial expression meaning data is lost or disappears, often due to corruption or accidental deletion.
The data got corrupted while saving.
The learner wants to describe a person, organization, or system that has become morally corrupt, dishonest, or perverted.
To become corrupt, depraved, or degenerate morally. Often used for individuals or society.
People in power are easily corrupted.
He became corrupted in the city.
Literally 'rot/decay', used metaphorically for corruption in politics, organizations, or morals.
The government is corrupted.
Specifically refers to becoming involved in bribery or graft (corruption in public office).
The learner wants to say that a text, manuscript, or language has been changed or distorted from its original form, often in a negative sense.
To be altered or modified, often implying unauthorized or undesirable changes to a text or data.
The original text was corrupted and the meaning changed.
To be distorted or twisted, often used for facts, truth, or texts being deliberately misrepresented.
The facts were corrupted in the telling.
壊れる is the everyday word for something breaking, including data corruption. 破損する is more formal and often used in technical contexts or official error messages.
The USB stick got corrupted.
Cannot load due to data corruption.
While 腐敗する can mean 'corrupt' in a moral sense, it is not used for data or files. Using it for computer corruption would sound like the data is rotting physically, which is unnatural.
The download was corrupted.
Power tends to corrupt.
The hard disk is corrupted and the data cannot be read.
He is a politician corrupted by graft.