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空洞化

Reading

Kana: くうどうか
Romaji: kuudouka
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

making hollow; making meaningless

2

deindustrialization; deindustrialisation

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ドウ、 ほら
Meanings: den, cave, excavation
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)産業(さんぎょう)空洞化(くうどうか)しています。
➥In Japan, also, deindustrialization is happening.
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