What does 陥落 mean?
陥落 is a Japanese noun meaning “fall” in English. It can also be translated as “fall (of a city, fortress, etc.), fall (in position, rank, etc.), giving in (to someone's persuasion)” depending on context. It is written as 陥落 in kanji, かんらく in hiragana, and kanraku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
パリは１９４０年に陥落した。
Paris fell in 1940.