荒廃
こうはい
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Example sentences
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The war wasted the country.
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The country was wasted by war.
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The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.
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The devastation in Kobe was as terrible as I had imagined.
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The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.