Japanese symbol for “washout”
決壊
けっかい
Romaji: kekkai
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout
In Japanese, washout is 決壊, read けっかい (kekkai).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
Written forms: 決壊、決潰. Readings: けっかい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “washout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗い出し | あらいだし araidashi | exposure by washing away; washing out; washout |
| スカタン | スカタン sukatan | failure (of a person); letdown; washout |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 決して | けっして kesshite | (not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least |
| 判決 | はんけつ hanketsu | judicial decision; judgement; judgment |
| 決勝 | けっしょう kesshou | decision of a contest |
| 決断 | けつだん ketsudan | decision; determination |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse; crumbling; breaking down |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.