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Japanese word
堕落
Pronunciation
Romajidaraku
Meaning
- noundegradation
Example
社会の堕落を止めなければなりません。sha kai no da raku o to me na ke re ba na ri ma se n
We must stop the degradation of society.
More examples
権力を持つ人の堕落は、社会全体に悪影響を与えます。ken ryoku o mo tsu hito no da raku wa sha kai zen tai ni aku ei kyō o ata e ma su
The corruption of powerful people harms society as a whole.
Core concept
Describes a fall from an accepted moral or social standard into a worse state.
Common phrases
社会の堕落sha kai no da raku
the degradation of society
道徳の堕落dō toku no da raku
moral degradation
堕落を防ぐda raku o fuse gu
prevent degradation
Similar words
退廃taihai: A decline in moral or cultural standards that leads to a decadent state.
腐敗fuhai: A state in which moral standards or social institutions become corrupt.
Definition in Japanese
道徳心や社会的な規範を失い、品位や健全さを損なうこと。dō toku shin ya sha kai teki na ki han o ushina i hin i ya ken zen sa o soko na u ko to
Word origin
堕落 (daraku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 堕 (da, "to fall") and 落 (raku, "to fall or drop"), giving the sense of falling into a worse moral or social condition.
Usage tips
- In formal English, degradation can describe a gradual loss of quality or standards, while this Japanese noun often focuses on moral or social decline.
Other meanings
- corruptionnoun
- depravitynoun
Opposites
- 向上kōjōimprovementnoun
- 高潔kōketsuuprightnessna-adjective
Related words
- 堕落するdarakusurudegradeverb
- 堕落者darakushadepraved personnoun