ほう
崩
かい
壊

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in.
  2. Physics terminology.(radioactive) decay, disintegration.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
崩
かい
壊
 崩壊 ほうかい ✔
ほう
崩
かい
潰
 崩潰 ほうかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crumble, die, demolish
くず.れる　ホウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
companion, friend
ホウ　とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
demolition, break, destroy
カイ　こわ.す　エ (Early Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ　エ　ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら