堕
堕 — Degenerate
degenerate, descend to, lapse into
On’yomiダ (da)
Kun’yomiおちる (ochiru)
Kun’yomiくずす (kuzusu)
Kun’yomiくずれる (kuzureru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 堕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堕落 | だらく daraku | depravity; corruption; degradation |
| 堕胎 | だたい datai | abortion; feticide |
Study notes
堕 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2087 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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