Meaning of 衰退(すいたい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 衰退

Kana Reading すいたい

Romaji suitai

Example Sentences

衰退, すいたい used in context

二(に)大(おお)文明(ぶんめい)はゆっくりと衰退(すいたい)した(する)。

Two great civilizations slowly fell into decay.
簡潔に(かんけつ)言う(いう)と、ホブボームの論点(ろんてん)は２０世紀(にじっせいき)の歴史(れきし)(れきし)は文化(ぶんか)衰退(すいたい)の歴史(れきし)(れきし)であるということだ。

Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.
４７５年(とし)(とし)(とし)はローマ帝国(ローマていこく)の「衰退(すいたい)」を示す(しめす)年(とし)(とし)(とし)ではあっても、「滅亡(めつぼう)」を意味(いみ)する年(とし)(とし)(とし)ではありません。

Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
その衰退(すいたい)はざっと１９５０年代(ねんだい)までさかのぼる事(こと)が出来る(できる)。

The decline can be traced to the 1950s.
そいつは衰退(すいたい)のレトリックというものだ。

But it's the rhetoric of failure.
このまま行く(いく)と、５年(とし)後(あと)日本(にほん)が衰退(すいたい)している(する)のは、火を見るより明らかである(ひをみるよりあきらかである)。

If we continue like this, it's as clear as day that the Japan of five years on will be in decline.

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Kanji found in this word

衰 JLPT 1

decline, wane, weaken

On: スイ

Kun: おとろ.える

10 strokes

退 JLPT 3

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

On: タイ

Kun: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く

9 strokes

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