noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. collapse, break, cave-in, crash.
  2. market decline, market crash.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
崩落 ほうらく

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)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる ラク おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)