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KANJI
崩
collapse
crumble, break down, decay, fall to ruin, demolish
Kun'yomi
くずkuzu
On'yomi
ほうhou
Example sentences
世界せかい各地かくちで予期よきせぬ出来事できごとが相次あいつぎ、国際こくさい秩序ちつじょの均衡きんこうが崩くずれつつある。
Unexpected events are occurring one after another around the world, and the balance of the international order is gradually breaking down.
数十すうじゅう年ねんにわたる老朽化ろうきゅうかが進すすみ、ついにその橋はしは一部いちぶが崩壊ほうかいした。
After decades of deterioration, a part of the bridge finally collapsed.
過度かどなストレスと睡眠すいみん不足ぶそくが重かさなり、彼かれはついに体調たいちょうを崩くずして入院にゅういんした。
Excessive stress combined with lack of sleep eventually led him to fall ill and be hospitalized.

Practice exercises

1
崩
Answer
ほうくず
2
崩
Answer
collapsecrumblefall apart
3
崩れる
to crumble, to collapse
Answer
くずれる
4
崩壊かい
collapse, disintegration (of a system, society, etc.)
Answer
ほうかい
5
崩落らく
collapse, cave-in (e.g., of a tunnel, mountain)
Answer
ほうらく
6
雪な崩
avalanche
Answer
なだれ