没落

ぼつらく

ruin, fall, collapse

What does 没落 mean?

没落 is a Japanese noun meaning ruin, fall, collapse in English. It is written as 没落 in kanji, ぼつらく in hiragana, and botsuraku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.