陥
cave in, collapse, fall (castle), fall into, slide into
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:1154
Vocabulary
カン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陥没 | カンボツ | cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence |
| 陥落 | カンラク | subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion; giving in (to someone's persuasion); yielding; being convinced |
| 陥穽 | カンセイ | trap; pitfall |
| 陥入 | カンニュウ | subsidence; depression; sinking; collapse; caving in; invagination |
| 陥没湖 | カンボツコ | lake formed in volcanic caldera |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陥る | おちいる | 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 |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage; gap |
| 陥し穴 | おとしあな | pitfall; trap; pit |
| 陥れる | おとしいれる | 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 |
| 陥せい | かんせい | trap; pitfall |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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