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堕 = 有 + 土 + 阝
堕 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “degenerate”. It is built from 有 (possess), 土 (soil) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1411.
- Keyword
- degenerate
- RTK frame
- 1411
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ダ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- お.ちる, くず.す, くず.れる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вырожденный
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 堕 fall
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 堕 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “possess” + “soil” + “pinnacle”. 堕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 堕 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.