堕
degenerate; descend to; lapse into
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2087.
Readings
- おちる (kun reading): 闇堕ち (やみおち) joining the dark side; 堕ろす (おろす) to abort (a fetus)
- ダ (on reading): 堕落 (だらく) depravity; 自堕落 (じだらく) self-indulgent
- くずす (kun reading)
- くずれる (kun reading)
Components
- 陏
- 土
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 一 radical one
- 土 radical earth
- ⻖ radical mound; hill, left-side form of 阜
- 月 radical moon; flesh
Words using 堕
- 闇堕ち (やみおち) joining the dark side
- 堕ろす (おろす) to abort (a fetus)
- 堕ちる (おちる) to decline (of morals, character, etc.)
- 堕落 (だらく) depravity
- 自堕落 (じだらく) self-indulgent
- 堕胎 (だたい) abortion
- 堕する (だする) to degenerate
- 堕胎罪 (だたいざい) illegal abortion
19 words in all.