陥落
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in
2. fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender
3. fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かんらく
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
パリ
Paris fell in 1940.
あの
The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.