【かんぼつ】

Frequency rank: 13,903. – 13,943.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
  1. cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
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  • 【かんぼつ】Frequency rank: 13,903. – 13,943.
  • かんぼつ
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. cave-in; collapse
    2. This meaning is used to describe a situation where something falls in or collapses inward, often referring to structures or ground.
    The ground has caved in.
    I saw a building collapse.
  2. sinking; depression
    3. This meaning refers to a gradual lowering of land, often used in the context of geological or structural changes over time.
    The town is gradually sinking.
    Subsidence is progressing near the river.
  3. subsidence
    4. This meaning specifically relates to the phenomenon of the ground sinking, commonly associated with soil compaction and other geological processes.
    Ground subsidence has become an issue.
    The construction work caused subsidence.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to cave incollapse accidentunderground collapsesubsidence phenomenoncaving-in of the skullsunk landrisk of collapsecollapse of a companylarge-scale subsidencemeasures against collapse
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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