堕 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ダ
- Kun
- お.ちる・くず.す・くず.れる
- Meaning
- fall; degenerate
Origin
Earth plus crumbling down: to fall from a height, and to let oneself go to ruin.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ダ | 堕落 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 堕落だらく
corruption; degeneration
- 自堕落じだらく
slovenly; dissolute
Example
権力は人を堕落させることがある。
Power can corrupt people.
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