Keyword
cave in
- collapse
- fall into
- fall (castle)
- slide into
- Frequency
- #1154
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1412
Readings
カン75%
おちい25%
Mnemonic
A small village stands over a hook claw's pit from old times, and the ground gives way and starts to cave in.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
陥る
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender; to capitulate
Godan verb
陥落
subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
Noun
陥れる
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to throw (e.g. into turmoil); to trick (into doing); to lure (into a trap); to frame (for a crime); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to reduce; to drop (something) into
Ichidan verb