過疎化(かそか)

かそか
noun
depopulation; population decline
1. depopulation; population decline
The process of an area becoming less populated, typically in rural areas due to migration to cities.
農村(のうそん)の過疎化(かそか)が進(すす)んでいる。
Depopulation of rural areas is advancing.
過疎化(かそか)対策(たいさく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Countermeasures against depopulation are necessary.
過疎化(かそか)で学校(がっこう)が閉鎖(へいさ)された。
The school was closed due to depopulation.

過疎化(かそか) (過疎(かそ) = underpopulation + 化(か) = -ization)

RELATED:

  • 過疎(かそ)地域(ちいき): depopulated area
  • 少子化(しょうしか): declining birthrate
  • 高齢化(こうれいか): aging population

CONTRAST:

  • 過密(かみつ): overcrowding, overpopulation

This is a major social issue in rural Japan.

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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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