# 堕 — degenerate; fall

堕 means “degenerate; fall”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ダ (da). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: degenerate; fall
- On'yomi: ダ (da)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 4

## How to remember 堕

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 有 possess · 土 earth

## Don't confuse it with

[随](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-along-with/)

## More in the “Moving 4” set

[垂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hang-down/) · [旋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rotate/) · [奔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dash/) · [遷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transfer/) · [堕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/degenerate/) · [逐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drive-out/) · [蹴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kick/) · [遡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-upstream/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/degenerate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.