Kanji

落

落

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ラク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おちる, おち, おとす

Nanori (Name Reading)

おち

Common Readings

ラク, お…ちる, お…とす

Example sentences

落ちる おちる
秋になると、木から葉が落ちる。

When autumn comes, leaves fall from the trees.

助ける たすける
彼は川に落ちた子犬を助けるために、迷わず飛び込んだ。

He jumped in without hesitation to save the puppy that fell into the river.

落ち着く おちつく
騒ぎがようやく落ち着いた。

The commotion finally settled down.

対応 たいおう
突然のトラブルにも落ち着いて対応した。

He responded calmly even to the sudden trouble.

落とす おとす
財布を落としたことに気づいて、慌てて戻った。

I noticed I had dropped my wallet and hurried back.

もし もし
もし、そこの方、ハンカチを落としましたよ。

Excuse me, you there, you dropped your handkerchief.

落ち込む おちこむ
景気が悪くなって、売り上げが落ち込んだ。

The economy worsened, and sales declined.

励ます はげます
落ち込んでいる友人を励ました。

I encouraged a friend who was feeling down.

落下 らっか
強い風で、看板が地上に落下した。

Due to the strong wind, the sign fell to the ground.

崩れ落ちる くずれおちる
激しい地震で、古い土塀が崩れ落ちた。

The old earthen wall crumbled down in the heavy earthquake.

Example Vocabulary

落ちる

おちる

to fall; to fail; to drop

落ち着く

おちつく

to calm down; to settle down; to be stable

落とす

おとす

to drop; to lose; to fail (an exam)

落ち込む

おちこむ

to feel down; to be depressed; to decline

落下

らっか

fall; drop; descent

崩れ落ちる

くずれおちる

to crumble down; to collapse; to fall apart

落ち着ける

おちつける

to calm down; to settle down; to compose oneself

肩を落とす

かたをおとす

to drop one's shoulders; to be disheartened; to be discouraged

落ち着き

おちつき

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability

視線を落とす

しせんをおとす

to cast one's eyes down; to look down

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