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退廃 (たいはい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

退たい廃はい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

decay; decline; decadence; corruption

Refers to moral, social, or cultural decay; often used in serious or literary contexts to describe a society or institution losing its standards.

その国くには長ながい戦せん争そうの後あと、道どう徳とく的てきに退たい廃はいした。
After the long war, the country morally decayed.

退たい廃はいした文ぶん化かはやがて滅ほろびる。

A decadent culture will eventually perish.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

decline in prosperity; economic decline

Specifically refers to a downturn in material or economic well-being, distinct from moral decay.

産さん業ぎょうの退たい廃はいが地ち域いき経けい済ざいに打だ撃げきを与あたえた。
The decline of industry dealt a blow to the local economy.

Written forms

退たい廃はいUsage52%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
頽たい廃はいUsage48%
Variant kanji form using 頽 instead of 退; rarely used.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
廃abolish, obsolete, cessation
頽decline, slide

Similar words

衰すい退たい
衰退 is a more common and general term for decline, often used for physical or economic weakening, while 退廃 carries a stronger connotation of moral or cultural decay.
堕だ落らく
堕落 focuses on personal moral corruption or depravity, whereas 退廃 can describe broader societal or cultural decline.

Etymology

Compound of 退 (retreat, decline) and 廃 (abandon, become obsolete). The combination conveys a sense of falling away from a former state, often with moral or cultural overtones.