How to say 'Crash' in Japanese | 暴落

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The Japanese word for Crash is 'Bouraku', written as 暴落 in Japanese.'Crash' in hiragana is ぼうらく.

word

暴落

Meaning

Crash

Reading

ぼうらく

bouraku

Kanji

暴Violent, Outburst 落Fall

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '暴落 (ぼうらく)' refers to a sudden and drastic drop or crash, particularly in financial contexts such as stock prices or market values. It conveys a sense of rapid and uncontrollable decline. For example: The stock market crashed「株価が暴落した」(かぶかがぼうらくした). The price of oil crashed「石油の価格が暴落した」(せきゆのかかくがぼうらくした). This term is often used in economic or financial discussions to describe significant and unexpected downturns.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7253

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 暴落

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

暴

Meaning

Violent, Outburst

kanji

落

Meaning

Fall

Words Related to 暴落 Through the Kanji 暴

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 暴 as well.

word

暴力

Meaning

Violence

word

暴れる

Meaning

Rampage

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乱暴

Meaning

Violence, Roughness

Words Related to 暴落 Through the Kanji 落

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 落 as well.

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落ちる

Meaning

Fall

word

落札

Meaning

Winning bid

word

落とす

Meaning

Drop

word

落ち着く

Meaning

Calm

word

落ち着き

Meaning

Calmness

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落とし物

Meaning

Lost item

word

落ち葉

Meaning

Fallen leaves

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集落

Meaning

Village, Settlement

word

部落

Meaning

Hamlet

word

落ち込む

Meaning

Depressed

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段落

Meaning

Paragraph

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見落とす

Meaning

Overlook

word

落第

Meaning

Failure, Flunking

word

墜落

Meaning

Crash

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