# 堕 — Degradation

Frequency rank 2143 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 斑 (Mottled), less common than 萎 (Wither).

- On’yomi: だ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

A hill on top, dirt in the middle, and a mouth below — falling from a hill into dirt, your mouth filled with soil as you degrade, sinking lower and lower.

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