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KANJI
陥
fall into
fall, collapse, trap, sink, cave in
Kun'yomi
おちochi
On'yomi
かんkan
Example sentences
困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうに陥おちいり、彼かれは一いち時じ的てきに希き望ぼうを失うしなった。
He fell into a difficult situation and temporarily lost hope.
敵てきの巧こう妙みょうな策さく略りゃくに陥おとしいれられ、味み方かたは大たい敗はいを喫きっした。
Our side suffered a crushing defeat, having been trapped by the enemy's clever stratagem.
連れん日じつの豪ごう雨うにより、道どう路ろの一いち部ぶが大おおきく陥かん没ぼつした。
Due to continuous heavy rain, a part of the road significantly caved in.

Practice exercises

1
陥
Answer
おちいおとしいれかん
2
陥
Answer
fall intotrapcave insinkensnare
3
陥る
to fall into (a bad situation), to be trapped
Answer
おちいる
4
陥没ぼつ
caving in, sinking
Answer
かんぼつ
5
陥穽せい
pitfall, trap (literary)
Answer
かんせい
6
陥落らく
fall (of a fortress/city), surrender, collapse
Answer
かんらく