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On'yomi
カン
KAN
Kun'yomi
おちい.る・おとしい.れる
ochiiru / otoshiireru

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

elegant

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Strokes10
Frequency#1154
Radicalmound(8)

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Strokes10

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of hill and phonetic. Hill collapsing.

Symbolism

Fall, defect, trap. Represents falling.

Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

陥穽に落ちる

かんせいにおちる

To fall into a pit

To be caught in a trap