11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

degenerate, descend to, lapse into

Kun'yomi
  • to decline (of morals, character, etc.) ②to be ruined
  • くず
  • くずれる
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ちる 53.7%
46.3%

Character Breakdown

degenerate, descend to, lapse into
お.ちる ダ くず.す (9th, N1)
melon, wrap
ダ ずい (Kentei 1)
possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

to decline (of morals, character, etc.) ②to be ruined
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
to degenerate
to degenerate
sinking into sin
to abort (a fetus)
joining the dark side
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References

Unicode hex code 5815
JIS X 0208 1-34-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1092
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1033
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2822
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3501
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1804
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2456
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1314
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1411
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1979
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1511
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1539
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1742
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1865
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1156
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1514
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1693
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 357
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1324
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b8.14
Four corner code 7410.4
De Roo Code 3672