Meaning of 陥る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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陥る, 落ち入る
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Kana Readingおちいる
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Romajiochiiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to fall; to trap; to cave in; to collapse
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Example Sentences
陥る, 落ち入る, おちいる used in context
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Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
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何がなんだか分からない。頭がパニックに陥って整理がつかない。
I didn't know what was what. The inside of my head had gone to panic mode and I couldn't get things straight.
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Small enterprises are feeling the squeeze of inflation.
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必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
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They fell in love the moment their eyes met.
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She is now in danger.
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Kanji found in this word
collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into
On: カン
Kun: おちい.る, おとしい.れる
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