衰退（すいたい）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: decline / deterioration
Example sentences
- その産業は次第に衰退した。 — That industry gradually declined.
- 町の衰退を食い止める。 — Stop the town's decline.
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