Word Meaning 廃墟

はいきょ haikyo

廃墟 is read as はいきょ (haikyo) and means ruins (of a building, town, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. ruins (of a building, town, etc.)
  2. remains

Reading

Kana

はいきょ

Romaji

haikyo

Writing Variants

  • 廃虚 はいきょ haikyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 空き家,廃屋,無人家屋 Rank 25028 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

廃止

はいし

abolition

廃絶

はいぜつ

abolition

廃案

はいあん

rejected bill (project)

廃坑

はいこう

closure of a mine

廃棄

はいき

annulment

廃業

はいぎょう

discontinuation (of business)

廃材

はいざい

scrap wood

廃校

はいこう

closing of a school

廃車

はいしゃ

deregistered vehicle

廃品

はいひん

waste

廃刊

はいかん

ceasing to publish

廃油

はいゆ

waste oil

Example Sentences

5

そのしろははいきょになった。

The castle fell into ruins.

The explosion reduced the facilities to ruins.

I use Yan garments as my plain robe, and turn Liqiu into ruins.

Science without conscience is only the ruin of the soul.

Now, as a test of courage, won't you go into that abandoned building over there? It's famous as a place haunted by spirits.