Word details

荒廃

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 荒廃.

Dictionary

Entry

荒廃うはいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #20059
1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

Examples
その国は戦争で荒廃してしまった。
The country was wasted by war.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

9 strokesFrequency 1,099JLPT N2Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.むあ.らし

Nanori

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

12 strokesFrequency 698JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ハイ

Kun

すた.れるすた.る

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