Word Meaning 崩壊寸前

ほうかいすんぜん houkaisunzen

崩壊寸前 is read as ほうかいすんぜん (houkaisunzen) and means on the brink of collapse.

Meaning

English

on the brink of collapse
in a state of near-collapse

Reading

Kana

ほうかいすんぜん

Romaji

houkaisunzen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 104074 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

崩壊

ほうかい

(radioactive) decay

崩壊熱

ほうかいねつ

decay heat

崩壊系列

ほうかいけいれつ

decay chain

寸前

すんぜん

just in front of

破産寸前

はさんすんぜん

near bankruptcy

餓死寸前

がしすんぜん

being on the verge of starvation

絶滅寸前

ぜつめつすんぜん

Critically Endangered (conservation status)

山体崩壊

さんたいほうかい

debris avalanche (of a volcano)

原子核崩壊

げんしかくほうかい

nuclear decay

重力崩壊

じゅうりょくほうかい

gravitational collapse

経済崩壊

けいざいほうかい

economic collapse

作画崩壊

さくがほうかい

inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon

Example Sentences

その国の経済は崩壊寸前だ。

The country's economy is about to collapse.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

渡くんの××が崩壊寸前 Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen