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没落 (ぼつらく, botsuraku) Japanese meaning: ruin | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 没落する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 没ぼつ 落らく する 没ぼつ 落らく しない Polite 没ぼつ 落らく します 没ぼつ 落らく しません Past polite 没ぼつ 落らく しました 没ぼつ 落らく しませんでした Past 没ぼつ 落らく した 没ぼつ 落らく しなかった Te-form 没ぼつ 落らく して 没ぼつ 落らく しないで Desire 没ぼつ 落らく したい 没ぼつ 落らく したくない Potential 没ぼつ 落らく できる 没ぼつ 落らく できない Passive 没ぼつ 落らく される 没ぼつ 落らく されない Causative 没ぼつ 落らく させる 没ぼつ 落らく させない Causative passive 没ぼつ 落らく させられる 没ぼつ 落らく させられない Volitional 没ぼつ 落らく しよう Polite volitional 没ぼつ 落らく しましょう Imperative 没ぼつ 落らく しろ 没ぼつ 落らく するな Conditional 没ぼつ 落らく すれば 没ぼつ 落らく しなければ Tara conditional 没ぼつ 落らく したら 没ぼつ 落らく しなかったら
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That distinguished family fell into ruin in a single generation.
After his business failed, he went down the path to ruin.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 没ぼつ 落らく する for someone (a family, person) to fall into ruin
That prominent family fell into ruin after the war.
〈 事こと 〉 から 没ぼつ 落らく する to decline as a result of something
The company fell into ruin due to management failures.
没ぼつ 落らく した 〈 人ひと 〉 a person/family who has fallen from prosperity
I read a story about a nobleman who had fallen into ruin.
Related words· 7 衰退 describes a gradual decline in power or prosperity, while 没落 emphasizes a sudden, dramatic fall from a high position.
破滅 stresses total ruin or destruction (often personal or moral), whereas 没落 focuses on the loss of social or economic standing.
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.
破産 refers strictly to legal bankruptcy, while 没落 covers any kind of decline from a prosperous or high social position, not necessarily financial or legal.
Show 3 more 没落 describes a gradual decline or ruin, often of a family or business, whereas 失脚 is a sudden loss of power or position.
没落 describes a gradual, long-term ruin of a family, business, or class, while 転落 can describe a sudden fall from status or grace.
没落 emphasizes a fall from a formerly prosperous or high status, whereas 斜陽 focuses on a gradual, ongoing waning.
Opposites 繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the direct opposite of 没落's fall into ruin.
没落 describes a downfall or ruin, contrasting with 全盛's height of power or prosperity.
Don't confuse with 堕落 means moral corruption or degeneration, while 没落 refers to a fall in social or financial status, not necessarily involving moral decline.
没落 shares the kanji 没 with 出没 but means 'decline/ruin', a completely different meaning from 出没's 'appearing and disappearing'.
Written forms 没ぼつ 落らく Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
沒ぼつ 落らく Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kyūjitai form; not used in modern writing.
Etymology Composed of 没 (sink, disappear) and 落 (fall), literally 'sink and fall'. The combination conveys a complete downfall or ruin.
