# 堕 corrupt

(town) + 有 (exist) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes
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## Onyomi

DA |

## Mnemonic

| My DAD lives in a corrupt town which exists on yonder ground.

## Kunyomi

( が ) お＊ちる | fall into moral ruin (become a junkie, get all caught up in a cult or gambling debts, etc.) ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

堕落(だらく) してる | corrupt ★★★☆☆ 堕 (corrupt) + 落 (fall,drop) = 堕落 (corrupt) corrupt in one's personal life - not usually political corruption. Drugs, lies, trife behavior.

## Synonyms

corruption, bribery 堕落 汚職 賄賂 横領 使い込む