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頽唐 (たいとう, taitou) Japanese meaning: decadence | Kotomora
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Related words 退たい 廃はい 退廃 is a more common word for decadence or degeneration, used in both literary and everyday contexts. 頽唐 is rarer and more formal.
衰すい 退たい 衰退 means decline or decay in a general sense (e.g., economic decline), while 頽唐 specifically implies moral or cultural decadence.
Etymology A literary compound inherited from Chinese 頹唐, denoting dejection, decline, or decadence. Both characters belong to the established compound; 唐 does not refer here to the Tang dynasty.
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The novel depicts the decadence of aristocratic society.
