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VocabJLPT N2

ruin

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. ruin
2. destruction

This noun refers to complete ruin or destruction, especially of a person's life, career, or an entire civilization. It conveys a dramatic and often irreversible collapse, and is used in both literary and everyday contexts to describe catastrophic outcomes.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The last grain of sand in an hourglass feels like a quiet signal of the end.

Sentence 2

"That's totally a one-way ticket to ruin, isn't it?" my friend laughed.

Sentence 3

"Same excuse again? Do you want to destroy yourself?" my brother spat out.

Sentence 4

The shadow of the crumbling castle gate told the story of a glory long since ruined.

Sentence 5

"Want to bet on it? Don't come crying to me when it all falls apart," he taunted.