倒壊

とうかい

collapse

Also:eastern sea, Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway), Japan

What does 倒壊 mean?

倒壊 is a Japanese noun meaning collapse in English. It can also be translated as eastern sea, Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway), Japan depending on context. It is written as 倒壊 in kanji, とうかい in hiragana, and toukai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

1週間後に、その家は倒壊した。

Down fell the house a week later.