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Translingual
Han character
堕 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 弓月土 (NBG) or 難難弓月土 (XXNBG), four-corner 74104, composition ⿱陏土)
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 234, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 459, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5815
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 墮 (elimination of 工).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 堕 – see 墮 (“to fall; to sink; to degenerate; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 墮). |
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References
Japanese
Kanji
堕
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 墮)
- to degenerate
- to descend to
- to lapse into
Readings
Compounds