破綻(はたん)

はたん
noun
failure; breakdown; bankruptcy; collapse
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1. failure; breakdown; collapse
A complete breakdown or failure of something that was functioning, such as a system, relationship, or plan.
論理(ろんり)が破綻(はたん)している。
The logic is flawed.
結婚(けっこん)生活(せいかつ)が破綻(はたん)した。
The marriage broke down.
計画(けいかく)の破綻(はたん)は避(さ)けられなかった。
The failure of the plan was unavoidable.
2. bankruptcy; financial collapse
The state of being unable to pay debts; financial ruin of a company or individual.
会社(かいしゃ)が経営(けいえい)破綻(はたん)した。
The company went bankrupt.
財政(ざいせい)破綻(はたん)の危機(きき)に瀕(ひん)している。
We are on the verge of financial collapse.
銀行(ぎんこう)の破綻(はたん)で預金(よきん)が凍結(とうけつ)された。
Deposits were frozen due to the bank's failure.

破綻(はたん) is the complete breakdown of something that had been holding together: a plan, a marriage, an argument, or a company's finances. The verb is 破綻(はたん)する.

Etymology

  • 破(は) (break) + 綻(たん) (come apart at the seams)

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Related: 頓挫(とんざ) (setback, stall)
Related: 倒産(とうさん) (bankruptcy)
Related: 崩壊(ほうかい) (collapse)
Compare: 破産(はさん) (legal bankruptcy of a person or company)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:22 · Revised 2026.9.30 5:42
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