はたん
Hatan
Other forms: 破たん
破綻 (Hatan) is a Japanese noun meaning “failure, collapse, breakdown, break-up”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfailure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtear (in clothing, etc.); rip; split
Examples
金の貸借は友情の破綻。
Lend your money and lose your friend.
彼らの結婚生活は去年破たんした。
Their marriage broke up last year.
彼の職業上のキャリアは破綻していた。
His professional career was bankrupt.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).