Kouhai

JLPT N1

荒廃 (Kouhai) is a Japanese noun meaning “ruin, destruction, devastation, waste”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

Examples

  • The castle was in disrepair.

  • The war wasted the country.

  • The country was wasted by war.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 荒廃

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