# 崩 collapse

山 (mountain) + 月 (moon/organ)
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11 strokes

## Onyomi

HOU | The HOE collapsed in mid-fuck because of a heroin overdose. Occupational hazard!

## Mnemonic

| Seismologists estimate that that mountain will collapse two months from now. Volcanic hell!! Occupational hazard!

## Kunyomi

( を ) くず＊す | I pull something down ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) くず＊れる | something collapses ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

崩壊(ほうかい) | collapse ★☆☆☆☆ 崩 (collapse) + 壊 (break) = 崩壊 (collapse) a collapse- said of a building, but also (figuratively) like 'The collapse of communism.'

## Synonyms

downfall 没落 滅亡 崩壊 破壊 絶滅