Japanese symbol for “depravity”
堕落
だらく
Romaji: daraku
depravity; corruption; degradation
In Japanese, depravity is 堕落, read だらく (daraku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs depravity; corruption; degradation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “depravity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不徳 | ふとく futoku | lack of virtue; immorality; vice |
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | corruption; degeneracy; decay |
| 汚れ | けがれ kegare | disgrace; shame; stain |
| 淪落 | りんらく rinraku | ruin; depravity; corruption |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堕胎 | だたい datai | abortion; feticide |
| 堕ちる | おちる ochiru | to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to) |
| 自堕落 | じだらく jidaraku | self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly |
| 堕罪 | だざい dazai | sinking into sin |
| 堕す | だす dasu | to degenerate; to lapse into |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “depravity”.
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