How do you read 落城?

落城 is read らくじょう (rakujou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 落城?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 落城 in romaji?

落城 is written rakujou in romaji, also spelled rakujo.

What kanji are in 落城?

落 (Fall, Drop); 城 (Castle).

落城らくじょう

らくじょう · rakujou (also spelled rakujo)

noun

Fall of a castle, surrender of a castle

giving up (on something), giving in (to persuasion), yielding

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

落Fall, Drop, Come Down 音らく訓お.ちる・お.ち JLPT N3 · 12 strokes 城Castle 音じょう・せい訓しろ JLPT N2 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

洒落しゃれjoke, pun, witticism 墜落ついらくfalling, crashing 落すおとすto drop, to lose 落下らっかfall, drop, come down 没落ぼつらくruin, fall, collapse 転落てんらくfall, degradation 城しろcastle 城下じょうかland near the castle

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What does 落城 mean?

Fall of a castle, surrender of a castle. It can also mean: giving up (on something), giving in (to persuasion), yielding.

How do you pronounce 落城?

らくじょう (rakujou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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