Meaning of 没落(ぼつらく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 没落 JLPT 1

Kana Reading ぼつらく

Romaji botsuraku

Examples of 没落, ぼつらく in a sentence

欲の深さが彼を没落させた。

His greed brought him low.
彼はその経歴の絶頂にあった時、スキャンダルが起こって彼を没落させた。

When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.
商売でそんな失敗をしたらどんな会社でも没落する。

Such a business failure would sink any company.

没 JLPT 1

7 strokes

drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

On'Yomi: ボツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: おぼ.れる, しず.む, ない

落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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