# 陥 — fall into; cave in

陥 means “fall into; cave in”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: おちい(る) (ochiiru). You'll see it in words such as 陥る (ochiiru, “to fall into”).

- Meaning: fall into; cave in
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: おちい(る) (ochiiru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 陥

Parts: 阝 town; hill · ⺈ bent person · 旧 former

## Words with 陥

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 陥る | おちいる (ochiiru) | to fall into |

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[徹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/) · [至](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/culminate/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/) · [揺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/) · [陥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fall-into/) · [滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/) · [巡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/)

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