JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 堕: "degenerate, descend to, lapse into"
The kanji 堕 means "degenerate, descend to, lapse into". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ダ in on'yomi and お.ちる, くず.す, くず.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.ちるくず.すくず.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | degenerate, descend to, lapse into |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2087 of 2,501 |
Common words with 堕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 堕ちるto decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) · to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
- 堕落depravity; corruption; degradation
- 堕するto degenerate; to lapse into
- 自堕落self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched
- 堕天使fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
- 堕胎abortion; feticide
- 堕ろすto abort (a fetus)
- 堕すto degenerate; to lapse into
- 腐敗堕落debasement; corruption; degradation
- 人間の堕落the Fall of Man; the Fall
- 堕獄going to hell; falling into hell
- 堕罪sinking into sin
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