Japanese symbol for “subsidence”
陥落
かんらく
Romaji: kanraku
subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse
In Japanese, subsidence is 陥落, read かんらく (kanraku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in
- n, vi, vs fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender
- n, vi, vs fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
- n, vi, vs giving in (to someone's persuasion); yielding; being convinced
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subsidence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下降 | かこう kakou | descent; fall; drop |
| 陥没 | かんぼつ kanbotsu | cave-in; collapse; sinking |
| 沈下 | ちんか chinka | sinking; subsidence |
| 沈降 | ちんこう chinkou | subsidence (e.g. of land); sinking; submerging |
| 陥入 | かんにゅう kannyuu | subsidence; depression; sinking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠陥 | けっかん kekkan | defect; fault; flaw |
| 陥る | おちいる ochiiru | to fall into (e.g. a hole) |
| 陥没 | かんぼつ kanbotsu | cave-in; collapse; sinking |
| 陥れる | おとしいれる otoshiireru | to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to throw (e.g. into turmoil) |
| 陥穽 | かんせい kansei | trap; pitfall |
| 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 “subsidence”.
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