Word Meaning 陥没

かんぼつ kambotsu

陥没 is read as かんぼつ (kambotsu) and means cave-in.

Meaning

English

  1. cave-in
  2. collapse
  3. sinking
  4. depression (e.g. of the skull)
  5. subsidence

Reading

Kana

かんぼつ

Romaji

kambotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 隆起 Rank 17371 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陥没乳首

かんぼつちくび

inverted nipple

陥没乳頭

かんぼつにゅうとう

inverted nipple

陥没骨折

かんぼつこっせつ

depressed fracture

陥没湖

かんぼつこ

lake formed in volcanic caldera

陥る

おちいる

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

陥落

かんらく

fall (in position, rank, etc.)

陥入

かんにゅう

subsiding

沈没

ちんぼつ

getting dead drunk

ぼつ

death

出没

しゅつぼつ

making frequent appearances

戦没

せんぼつ

death in battle

埋没

まいぼつ

being buried

Example Sentences

3

そのはしはとつぜんかんぼつした。

The bridge suddenly caved in.

じばんがよわくてどうろがかんぼつした。

The road caved in because the ground was weak.

ながあめでどてのいちぶがかんぼつした。

Part of the embankment caved in after the long rain.