noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in.
  2. Physics terminology.(radioactive) decay, disintegration.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
崩壊 ほうかい
崩潰 ほうかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crumble, die, demolish
くず.れる ホウ (8th, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
companion, friend
ホウ とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
demolition, break, destroy
カイ こわ.す エ (7th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ エ ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら