朽きゅう廃はい

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

decay; dilapidation

Describes buildings, structures, or objects falling into ruin through age and neglect. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• その古ふるい家いえは長なが年ねん放ほう置ちされて朽きゅう廃はいしている。

  The old house has been left unattended for years and is decaying.

• 朽きゅう廃はいした倉そう庫こが取とり壊こわされることになった。

  The dilapidated warehouse is going to be demolished.