失しっ陥かん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Rare, literary term for a fortress or position being surrendered or falling to an enemy. In modern Japanese, 陥落 or 降伏 are far more common.

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書しょ

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城しろ

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ついに

失しっ

陥かん

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記しる

さ

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いる

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The history book records, 'The castle finally surrendered.'

陥かん落らく
Common modern word for the fall of a fortress or city. 失陥 is a rare, literary synonym.
降こう伏ふく
General term for surrender. 失陥 specifically implies a fortified position being lost.

Compound of 失 (lose) and 陥 (fall into/collapse). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.