“Breakdown” in Japanese
Short answer
Breakdown in Japanese is “決裂” (ketsuretsu). Full meaning: breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off, rupture.
Other ways to say “Breakdown” in Japanese
内訳
uchiwake itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification
トラブル
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
ブレイクダウン
bureikudaun breakdown
破綻
hatan failure, collapse, breakdown, break-up, bankruptcy
破裂
haretsu bursting, rupture, explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off
衰弱
suijaku weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration
故障
koshou fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order; damage (to a part of the body), injury, hurt; problem, hitch, obstacle, hindrance
はたん
hatan failure, collapse, breakdown, break-up, bankruptcy
トラブる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
とらぶる
toraburu trouble, difficulty, problem, quarrel, conflict, dispute, fight; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.), breakdown, malfunction; (medical) condition, disorder, problem
不調
fuchou bad condition, poor condition, disorder, slump, being out of form; failure, rupture, breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
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