ほうかいすんぜん
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
Kanji used
crumble
break
a few centimeters
in front of
Pitch accent
うかいす
んぜん
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Composed of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
Examples (2 in total)
The country's economy is about to collapse.
The obsolete regime is about to collapse.