かん
陥
らく
落

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. subsidence, sinking, cave-in, collapse, falling in.
  2. fall (of a city, fortress, etc.), surrender.
  3. fall (in position, rank, etc.), demotion.
  4. giving in (to someone's persuasion), yielding, being convinced. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
陥
らく
落
 陥落 かんらく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

collapse, fall into, cave in
おちい.る　カン　おとしい.れる (9th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
old times, old things, old friend
キュウ　ふる.い　もと (5th, N2)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)