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擠陥 (せいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
tempting into crime ; entrapment
Rare, formal term for luring or tempting someone into committing a crime. Often used in legal or historical contexts. The kanji 擠 means 'to push' or 'to crowd', and 陥 means 'to fall into' or 'to trap', together suggesting pushing someone into a trap.
「 擠せい 陥かん 」 と いう 言こと 葉ば は 、 現げん 代だい で は ほとんど 使つか わ れ ない 。
The word 擠陥 is hardly used in modern times.
Kanji 陥 collapse, fall into, cave in Similar words おとり 捜そう 査さ Refers to undercover police operations or sting operations, which is a modern concept. 擠陥 is an older, more general term for tempting someone into crime, not limited to law enforcement.
陥おとしい れる Means 'to trap' or 'to frame someone', focusing on the act of causing someone to fall into a bad situation. 擠陥 specifically involves tempting or luring into crime.
Etymology The exact historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 擠 (push, crowd) and 陥 (fall into, trap) combine to convey the idea of pushing someone into a trap, i.e., tempting into crime. The reading せいかん is the on'yomi of the characters.
