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Kanji Detail for 陷 - "fall into"

陷

  • Meaning

    陷 means "fall into." Also associated with capture, defect.

    1. Fall into - To sink; to trap.

    2. Capture - To take by force.

    3. Defect - A flaw; a weakness.

  • Tattoo check: 陷

    • Verified meaning: fall into
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: capture, defect

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fall into; cave in; fall (castle); slide into

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    submerge, sink, plunge; trap

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To sink. Sinking into the ground is called 陷. | To harm. As in luring someone to commit a crime is called 構陷 (frame). Making false accusations to convict someone is called 誣陷 (slander). | To breach. As in a city being breached is called 城陷. Breaking through a battle formation is called 陷陣.

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

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    ochi.iru(おちい-る) おちい-る

    otoshii.reru(おとしい-れる) おとしい-れる

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    fall into capture defect hole pitfall trap snare ambush danger downfall flaw hazard sink weakness treachery trickery deception

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