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JLPT N1

degenerate; fall; lapse

Item 13 of 642 | 12 strokes | Radical: 土 (earth)

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12 strokes

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On'yomi
Kun'yomiお.ちる

Mnemonic

FALLING to the EARTH in moral DEGENERATION.

Example Words

堕落 (だらく) corruption; depravity
堕胎 (だたい) abortion
堕落する (だらくする) to degenerate
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