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総崩れ (そうくずれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう崩くずれ

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Meanings

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noun

rout; collapse; total defeat

Describes a complete, disorderly breakdown of a group, army, team, or system. Often used in military, sports, and organizational contexts.

敵てき軍ぐんは総そう崩くずれとなって敗はい走そうした。
The enemy army was routed and fled in defeat.
チームは後こう半はんに

総そう

崩くず

れ

し

、

大たい

差さ

で

負ま

け

た

。

The team collapsed in the second half and lost by a wide margin.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
崩crumble, die, demolish

Similar words

崩ほう壊かい
崩壊 is a general collapse or breakdown, often physical or structural, while 総崩れ emphasizes a complete, disorderly rout of a group or system.
敗はい走そう
敗走 focuses on fleeing after defeat, while 総崩れ describes the state of total collapse itself.

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'all, entire') and 崩れ (くずれ, 'collapse, crumbling'), the continuative form of 崩れる (くずれる, 'to collapse'). Literally 'total crumbling'.