Reading and meaning
- Reading
- こうはい
- Romaji
- kouhai
- Meaning
- ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- Word type
- noun
Example sentences
戦後の都市は急速に荒廃し、住民の生活基盤も失われた。
The city rapidly fell into ruin after the war, and the residents also lost the foundation of their livelihoods.
長年の内戦で農村部の荒廃が進んだ。
Years of civil war led to the deterioration of rural areas.
