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廃址 (はいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

廃はい址し

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Meanings

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noun

rare term

Rare term for the ruins or remains of a building, town, or similar structure. More common synonyms include 廃墟 (はいきょ) or 遺跡 (いせき).

その廃はい址しは、かつて栄さかえた城じょう下か町まちの名残なごりをとどめている。
The ruins retain traces of the once-prosperous castle town.

Kanji

廃abolish, obsolete, cessation
址ruins

Similar words

廃はい墟きょ
Common word for ruins, especially of buildings. 廃址 is rarer and more literary.
遺い跡せき
Common word for archaeological or historical ruins/sites. 廃址 is less specific and much rarer.

Etymology

Compound of 廃 (はい, 'abandoned, ruined') and 址 (し, 'site, location'). The second character is a less common variant of 趾/阯. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern.