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退廃的 (taihaiteki) Japanese meaning: degenerate | Kotomora
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廃はい
的てき
な
貴き
族ぞく
社しゃ
会かい
を
描えが
い
て
いる
。
The novel depicts a decadent aristocratic society.
If you lead a degenerate lifestyle, you'll ruin your health.
Usage patterns 退たい 廃はい 的てき な 雰ふん 囲い 気き a decadent atmosphere
This town has a decadent atmosphere hanging over it.
退たい 廃はい 的てき な 生せい 活かつ を 送おく る to lead a decadent lifestyle
〈 事こと 〉 が 退たい 廃はい 的てき になる for something (society, culture, art) to become decadent
After the war, urban culture briefly became decadent.
退たい 廃はい 的てき な 芸げい 術じゅつ decadent art
Decadent art was in fashion during that era.
Kanji 退 retreat, withdraw, retire 廃 abolish, obsolete, cessation 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 堕落 stresses personal moral corruption or a fall from grace, while 退廃的 describes a broader cultural, artistic, or societal decline into decadence.
享楽的 focuses on a hedonistic, pleasure-seeking attitude, while 退廃的 carries a stronger sense of decline, corruption, and loss of vitality.
淫靡 emphasizes a lewd, sensually corrupting atmosphere, whereas 退廃的 is broader and can apply to art, culture, or lifestyle without a sexual connotation.
不健全 simply means 'unwholesome' or 'unhealthy' in a general sense, while 退廃的 specifically evokes decadence and cultural decay.
Etymology Formed from 退廃 (たいはい, 'degeneration, decadence') + the adjectival suffix 的 (てき, '-like, -ic'). 退廃 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 退 (retreat, decline) and 廃 (abandon, become obsolete).
He leads a decadent life immersed in drinking and gambling.
