形骸化

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 形骸化 is read as けいがいか and means “hollowing out” and “loss of substance”.
• Basic usage: It describes revising meetings reduced to formality and preventing rules from losing substance.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 形骸化した / 規則の形骸化
  • Use 形骸化した for an already hollow form and 規則の形骸化 for the process affecting a rule.