No. 2,503 in Japanese
劣化
"劣化" means "deterioration" or "degradation."
In a sentence
この建物は年数が経つにつれて劣化してきた。
This building has deteriorated over the years.
劣化 is used here to describe the physical deterioration of the building over time due to aging.
デジタルコピーはオリジナルより品質が劣化することがある。
A digital copy may sometimes degrade in quality compared to the original.
Here, 劣化 is used to indicate the degradation of quality in a digital media context.
彼の技術の劣化が最近目立ってきた。
The deterioration of his skills has become noticeable recently.
In this sentence, 劣化 describes the decline in proficiency or skill, metaphorically applied to a person's ability.
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