“Collapse” in Japanese
Short answer
Collapse in Japanese is “崩壊” (houkai). Full meaning: collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in; (radioactive) decay, disintegration.
Other ways to say “Collapse” in Japanese
倒れ
taure collapse, collapsing, death; bad debt; doing ... until one goes bankrupt, doing ... until one goes broke
瓦解
gakai collapse, downfall
崩落
houraku collapse, break, cave-in, crash; market decline, market crash
潰れ
tsubure collapse, ruin, destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
破綻
hatan failure, collapse, breakdown, break-up, bankruptcy
倒壊
toukai destruction, collapse, crumbling
総崩れ
soukuzure rout, collapse
陥没
kanbotsu cave-in, collapse, sinking, depression (e.g. of the skull), subsidence
決壊
kekkai burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee), breach, collapse, washout, rupture
はたん
hatan failure, collapse, breakdown, break-up, bankruptcy
丸つぶれ
marutsubure complete ruin, collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
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