noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
rotting and crumbling
Obsolete term for decay and structural collapse, used for buildings, wood, or other materials. Modern Japanese would more often use 朽ちる, 腐る, or 崩れる.
古い文献に「朽壊したる家屋」という表現が見られる。
In old documents, one can find the expression 'a decayed and crumbling house'.
Compound of 朽 (decay) and 壊 (break, destroy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is an obsolete Sino-Japanese word.