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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into

10 strokes · frequency rank #1154

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カン
Kun
おちい.る、おとしい.れる

Stroke order

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  3. 3
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  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Common words

  1. けっかんdefect; fault; flaw; deformity1
    • This system has obvious defects.

    • This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.

    • We detected a great fault in the system.

  2. おちいるto fall into (e.g. a hole)2
    • This caused most of the local bath-houses to fall on hard times.

    • They got into difficulties.

    • All men are fallible.

  3. かんぼつcave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull)3
  4. かんらくsubsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse4
    • Paris fell in 1940.

    • 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.

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