noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. ruin, fall, collapse, downfall, bankruptcy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
没落 ぼつらく
沒落 ぼつらく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drown, sink, hide
ボツ モツ おぼ.れる (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
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)