What does kanji 堕 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 堕 is degenerate.

How is kanji 堕 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 堕 are お.ちる, くず.す, くず.れる; the onyomi readings are ダ.

What is the main radical of kanji 堕?

The main radical for kanji 堕 is 土.

What words use kanji 堕?

Example words that use kanji 堕 include 落とす, 堕落, 堕胎, 堕す.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

堕

Meaning

Kanji 堕

degenerate

degenerate, descend to, lapse into

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.ちるくず.すくず.れる
Onyomi 音読み: ダ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 墮 (Kyūjitai) , 墯 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2087
Strokes: 12
Radical: 土
Components: 一 • ノ • 土 • 阡 • 月
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 陏 • 椭

Related vocabulary

18 common entries

Showing 18 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

落とす

おとす

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

堕落

だらく

depravity

堕胎

だたい

abortion

堕す

だす

to degenerate

堕する

だする

to degenerate

堕ちる

おちる

to be ruined

堕ろす

おろす

to abort (a fetus)

堕獄

だごく

going to hell

堕罪

だざい

sinking into sin

堕胎医

だたいい

abortionist

堕胎罪

だたいざい

illegal abortion

堕胎薬

だたいやく

abortifacient

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は悪の道に堕ちた。

He descended into the path of evil.

権力は人を堕落させる。

Power corrupts people.

その政治家は完全に堕落している。

That politician is completely corrupt.

地獄に堕ちろ！

Go to hell!

彼は堕落した生活を送っている。

He is leading a degenerate life.