“Ruin” in Japanese
Short answer
Ruin in Japanese is “荒廃” (kouhai). Full meaning: ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay.
Other ways to say “Ruin” in Japanese
没落
botsuraku ruin, fall, collapse, downfall, bankruptcy
破滅
hametsu ruin, destruction, fall
淪落
rinraku ruin, depravity, corruption
廃残
haizan down-and-out, ruin, decline
滅亡
metsubou downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
衰亡
suibou decline and fall, ruin, downfall, collapse
潰れ
tsubure collapse, ruin, destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
衰滅
suimetsu decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
零落
reiraku falling into straitened circumstances, downfall, ruin
沒落
botsuraku ruin, fall, collapse, downfall, bankruptcy
荒癈
kouhai ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
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