堕 Degradation

Radical Combination

• 阝

  Building
• 有

  Have
• 土

  Dirt

Meaning

Primary

Degradation

Mnemonic

When buildings have dirt piling up all around them, it's a sign of their degradation.

Hints

Picture a street where nothing is maintained. The buildings crumble in the dirt, but the people have lost the will to care. It's not just physical, it's spiritual degradation too…

Readings

On’yomi

だ

Kun’yomi

お, くず

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

And who's leading this charge into degradation? Your dad (だ), of course.

Hints

Your dad isn't just part of the degradation — he's the ringleader. He's sitting in a broken lawn chair, surrounded by empty beer cans, takeout containers, and piles of dirt. He waves his hand, and more junk food wrappers fall around him, almost like he's commanding this lazy, degenerate lifestyle.