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落ちる

おちる

Readings

おちる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vito fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
  2. 2.
    v1, vito set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
  3. 3.
    v1, vito decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
  4. 4.
    v1, vito be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
  5. 5.
    v1, vito come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
  6. 6.
    v1, vito disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
  7. 7.
    v1, vito be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
  8. 8.
    v1, vito fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
  9. 9.
    v1, vito decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)
  10. 10.
    v1, vito be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
  11. 11.
    v1, vito fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
  12. 12.
    v1, vito fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
  13. 13.
    v1, vito fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
  14. 14.
    v1, vito give in
  15. 15.
    v1, vito confess; to own up
  16. 16.
    v1, vito come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
  17. 17.
    v1, vito leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
  18. 18.
    v1, vito sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
  19. 19.
    v1, vito fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
  20. 20.
    v1, vito come in (of money)
  21. 21.
    v1, vito fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
  22. 22.
    v1, vito pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
  23. 23.
    v1, vito go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
  24. 24.
    v1, vito log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
  25. 25.
    v1, vito move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
  26. 26.
    v1, vito die (of an animal)

Kanji breakdown

N412 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をしたんだ。

Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.

山の向こうに日が落ちた。

The sun descended behind the mountains.

今月は売上が落ちた。

Sales are down this month.

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落ちるおちる

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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