Japanese

ふはい
Meaning: corruption; decay; rot
Part of Speech: Noun, Suru verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 腐敗

Handwriting

腐
敗

Example sentences

A new law was enforced to correct political corruption.
多くの人が政治の腐敗を嘆いている
Many people are lamenting the political corruption.
その政権は内部の腐敗によって瓦解した。
The regime collapsed due to internal corruption.
若者たちは政府の腐敗に悲憤慷慨した
The young people felt righteous indignation at the government's corruption.
彼は酒に酔って政治の腐敗を悲歌慷慨した。
He got drunk and indignantly lamented the corruption of politics.
政治の腐敗が広がる中で、彼は衆酔独醒の信念を貫いた。
Amidst spreading political corruption, he maintained his principles of staying true and upright.
長引く腐敗政治により、国内の綱紀廃弛はもはや修復不可能なレベルに達していた。
Due to prolonged political corruption, the breakdown of law and order in the country had reached an irreparable level.
腐敗した思想が若者の精神を蠹毒し始めた。
Corrupt ideologies began to poison the minds of the youth.
帝国は内部からの腐敗により、ついに魚爛土崩の危機に直面した。
The empire eventually faced the crisis of internal collapse due to deep-seated corruption within.
高官たちの腐敗とそれによる狐裘蒙戎によって、帝国は衰退の道を辿った。
The empire fell into decline due to the corruption of high officials and the resulting national chaos.

Usage Notes

Refers to both the biological decomposition of organic matter and the moral or spiritual decay of institutions and organizations.

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