JLPT N1 • GENERAL

ruin

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

Describes the downfall, ruin, or collapse of something that once held power, wealth, or prestige, such as a noble family or an empire. It implies a gradual decline leading to a complete loss of status. This noun can also be used as a suru-verb (没落する). The novel depicts the fall of an aristocratic family after the war.

日本語解説

かつて力や富、名声を持っていた家柄などが衰えて滅びること。徐々に衰退し、最終的に地位を完全に失う過程を指します。名詞であり、「没落する」という形で動詞としても使われます。その小説は、戦後の貴族階級の没落を描いている。

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