崩落|ほうらくhouraku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcollapse; break; cave-in; crash
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmarket decline; market crash
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 崩落する（ほうらくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 崩落します（ほうらくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 崩落しない（ほうらくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 崩落しません（ほうらくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 崩落せず・崩落せぬ（ほうらくせず・ほうらくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 崩落した（ほうらくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 崩落しました（ほうらくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 崩落しなかった（ほうらくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 崩落しませんでした（ほうらくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 崩落して（ほうらくして） |
| Potential | 崩落できる（ほうらくできる） |
| Passive | 崩落される（ほうらくされる） |
| Causative | 崩落させる（ほうらくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 崩落させられる（ほうらくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 崩落すれば（ほうらくすれば） |
| tara | 崩落したら（ほうらくしたら） |
| Volitional | 崩落しよう（ほうらくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 崩落しましょう（ほうらくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 崩落しろ（ほうらくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym崩壊ほうかいNeutralCovers buildings and organizations or systems breaking down, also metaphorically for regimes; broader than 「崩落」, which stresses collapsing and falling from a height.
- Synonym崩れ落ちるくずれおちるNeutralColloquial verb for something crumbling or tumbling down; synonymous with 「崩落」.
- Synonym崩れくずれNeutralNoun for crumbling or collapse; as a suffix, as in 「医者崩れ」, it means someone who failed to become or has left that role. 「崩落」 is the more written term.
- Synonym崩れ去るくずれさるNeutralCrumbling away until nothing is left; often figurative for hopes or dreams being dashed, with a wistful tone.
- Related陥没かんぼつNeutralRefers to ground or a surface sinking or caving in; 「崩落」 is cliffs, ceilings and the like breaking off and falling down.
- Related瓦解がかいWrittenFormal written word for an organization or system falling apart as its parts give way, suddenly or gradually, mostly figurative; 「崩落」 is not used for organizations.
- Related倒壊とうかいNeutralFor buildings collapsing, as in 「家屋倒壊」; the emphasis is on toppling over and crushing rather than falling from a height.
- Related崩れるくずれるNeutralThe most versatile: a verb for things collapsing, but also for shapes, postures, states or relationships falling into disarray.
- Related全壊ぜんかいNeutralHouses or buildings destroyed completely or nearly so; common in disaster statistics, as in 「全壊家屋」.
- Related決壊けっかいNeutralFor levees, dams and embankments bursting under floodwater, as in 「堤防決壊」; 「崩落」 is cliffs or structures collapsing down.
- Antonym隆起りゅうきWrittenAntonym: ground rising or bulging up, as through crustal movement; a written term and the opposite of 「崩落」.
Use 「崩落」 for cliffs, tunnels or ceilings caving in, and for a market crash. Buildings toppling: 「倒壊」; organizations or systems falling apart: 「崩壊」 or 「瓦解」; levees bursting: 「決壊」; ground sinking: 「陥没」. For verbs, 「崩れる」 is the most versatile, 「崩れ落ちる」 is colloquial, 「崩れ去る」 adds a wistful nuance. 「全壊」 is for disaster statistics, 「崩れ」 also works as a suffix, and 「隆起」 is the antonym.
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