Meaning of 陥落(かんらく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 陥落

Kana Reading かんらく

Romaji kanraku

Examples of 陥落, かんらく in a sentence

パリは１９４０年に陥落した。

Paris fell in 1940.
あの腕の立つ若い棋士は、なかなか大胆だ。わざと、どこからも攻撃されやすいように、しかも陥落されやすいようにみせかけて、相手が最も予期しない時に王手を決める。

The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.

陥 JLPT 1

10 strokes

collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: おちい.る, おとしい.れる

落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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