崩ほう壊かい

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崩壊する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	崩ほう壊かいする	崩ほう壊かいしない
Polite	崩ほう壊かいします	崩ほう壊かいしません
Past polite	崩ほう壊かいしました	崩ほう壊かいしませんでした
Past	崩ほう壊かいした	崩ほう壊かいしなかった
Te-form	崩ほう壊かいして	崩ほう壊かいしないで
Desire	崩ほう壊かいしたい	崩ほう壊かいしたくない
Potential	崩ほう壊かいできる	崩ほう壊かいできない
Passive	崩ほう壊かいされる	崩ほう壊かいされない
Causative	崩ほう壊かいさせる	崩ほう壊かいさせない
Causative passive	崩ほう壊かいさせられる	崩ほう壊かいさせられない
Volitional	崩ほう壊かいしよう
Polite volitional	崩ほう壊かいしましょう
Imperative	崩ほう壊かいしろ	崩ほう壊かいするな
Conditional	崩ほう壊かいすれば	崩ほう壊かいしなければ
Tara conditional	崩ほう壊かいしたら	崩ほう壊かいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

collapse; crumbling; breaking down

Physical or metaphorical collapse of structures, systems, or organizations. Used for buildings, governments, economies, etc.

地じ震しんで多おおくの建たて物ものが崩ほう壊かいした。
Many buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
その国くには経けい済ざい崩ほう壊かいの危き機きに直ちょく面めんしている。
The country is facing the risk of economic collapse.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

radioactive decay; disintegration

physics

Physics term for radioactive decay or particle disintegration.

ウランは崩ほう壊かいして鉛なまりになる。
Uranium decays into lead.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が崩ほう壊かいするfor X (building, system, government, etc.) to collapse
大おお地じ震しんで古ふるい建たて物ものが崩ほう壊かいした。
The old building collapsed in the big earthquake.
崩ほう壊かいを防ふせぐto prevent a collapse (of a system, economy, etc.)
政せい府ふは経けい済ざいの崩ほう壊かいを防ふせぐために対たい策さくを取とった。
The government took measures to prevent the economy from collapsing.
〈物もの〉が崩ほう壊かいの危き機きに瀕ひんするfor X to be on the brink of collapse
その国くにの財ざい政せいは崩ほう壊かいの危き機きに瀕ひんしている。
The country's finances are on the verge of collapse.

Expressions

バブル崩ほう壊かいcollapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst

Kanji

崩crumble, die, demolish
壊demolition, break, destroy
潰crush, smash, break

Related words· 17

倒とう壊かい sense 1
倒壊 emphasizes a structure toppling or falling over, while 崩壊 suggests crumbling or breaking down from within.
破は壊かいN2sense 1
破壊 is transitive destruction caused by an outside force, while 崩壊 is intransitive collapse that happens on its own.
瓦が解かい sense 1
瓦解 is a more literary, formal word for the sudden collapse of an organization or system, while 崩壊 is the everyday general term.
滅めつ亡ぼうN1
崩壊 refers broadly to the collapse of structures, systems, or relationships, while 滅亡 specifically means the total ruin or extinction of a nation, civilization, or species.

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崩ほう落らく
崩壊 is a broader term covering the collapse or breakdown of systems, relationships, or abstract things, while 崩落 usually describes something physically falling or caving in.
壊こわれるN4
崩壊する is a formal word for large-scale collapse of systems, relationships, or societies, while 壊れる is the everyday word usable for smaller-scale abstract failures too.
潰つぶれ
崩壊 is a more formal word for large-scale collapse or breakdown (of a building, system, or organization), while 潰れ often describes something being crushed flat or a business going under.
破は綻たんN1
崩壊 emphasizes physical or structural collapse, while 破綻 is more often used for abstract systems, plans, or finances falling apart.
陥かん没ぼつ
崩壊 is the broad term for a structure, system, or organization collapsing, while 陥没 specifically describes a surface sinking or caving inward.
陥かん落らく
崩壊 is a general word for collapse or breakdown (buildings, systems, relationships), while 陥落 specifically stresses sinking or caving in and also carries military and figurative senses.
崩くずれN2
崩壊 describes a formal, often total collapse of a building, system, or society, while 崩れ can refer to a smaller, partial, or gradual crumbling.
破は局きょくN1
崩壊 describes the physical or systemic collapse of something, while 破局 emphasizes the disastrous or ruinous outcome itself, whether of a nation, plan, or relationship.
倒たおれ
崩壊 refers to the collapse of a structure, system, or organization, whereas 倒れ typically refers to a person falling down or dying.
破は滅めつN1
崩壊 emphasizes physical or structural collapse, whereas 破滅 focuses on the state of being ruined or destroyed in a broader sense.
壊かい滅めつ
崩壊 describes something (a building, a system, a relationship) collapsing or falling apart, often gradually, while 壊滅 emphasizes a sudden, total wipeout.
没ぼつ落らくN1
崩壊 describes the collapse of a system, structure, or organization, while 没落 is used specifically for a family or person's fall from prosperity.
滅ほろびるN2
崩壊する emphasizes structural collapse (of a system, building, or society), whereas 滅びる focuses on the final extinction or end of existence.

Opposites

樹じゅ立りつN1
崩壊 means the collapse or breakdown of something like a government or system, the opposite of 樹立's sense of founding or establishing it.
存そん立りつ
崩壊 means collapse or breakdown, the opposite of 存立, which refers to an entity's stable continued existence.
確かく立りつN1
崩壊 means the collapse or breakdown of a system or structure, the opposite of 確立, which means firmly establishing it.

Word family· 26

α崩壊あるふぁほうかい
alpha decay
γ崩壊がんまほうかい
gamma decay
壁かべ崩ほう壊かい
fall of a wall; collapse of a wall
崩ほう壊かい熱ねつ
decay heat
核かく崩ほう壊かい
nuclear disintegration; disintegration of a cell nucleus

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稀き崩ほう壊かい
rare decay
作さく画が崩ほう壊かい
animation quality drop; poorly drawn episode; art inconsistency
価か格かく崩ほう壊かい
price collapse; price destruction
医い療りょう崩ほう壊かい
collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
学がっ級きゅう崩ほう壊かい
classroom breakdown; class disruption

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Written forms

崩ほう壊かいUsage100%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
崩ほう潰かいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 崩 (crumble) and 壊 (break down). The kanji combination naturally conveys collapse or disintegration.