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How to say 'Fall' in Japanese | 落ちる

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The Japanese word for Fall is 'Ochiru', written as 落ちる in Japanese.'Fall' in hiragana is おちる.

    word

    落ちる

    Meaning

    Fall

    Reading

    おちる

    ochiru

    Kanji

    落Fall

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '落ちる (おちる)' primarily means 'to fall'. It is used to describe the action of something moving downward, typically rapidly and freely, under the force of gravity. This can apply to physical objects, such as leaves falling from a tree, or abstract concepts, like a person's spirits falling. For example: The apple fell from the tree「りんごが木から落ちた」(りんごがきからおちた). His grades fell「彼の成績が落ちた」(かれのせいせきがおちた). Additionally, '落ちる' can be used in various contexts such as failing an exam (試験に落ちる - しけんにおちる) or a trap being set (罠に落ちる - わなにおちる), showing its versatility in both literal and metaphorical uses.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    815

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 落ちる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    落

    Meaning

    Fall

Hiragana in the Word 落ちる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ち

    Reading

    Chi

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 落ちる Through the Kanji 落

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 落 as well.

  • word

    落札

    Meaning

    Winning bid

  • word

    落とす

    Meaning

    Drop

  • word

    落ち着く

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    落ち着き

    Meaning

    Calmness

  • word

    落とし物

    Meaning

    Lost item

  • word

    落ち葉

    Meaning

    Fallen leaves

  • word

    集落

    Meaning

    Village, Settlement

  • word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

  • word

    落ち込む

    Meaning

    Depressed

  • word

    段落

    Meaning

    Paragraph

  • word

    見落とす

    Meaning

    Overlook

  • word

    落第

    Meaning

    Failure, Flunking

  • word

    墜落

    Meaning

    Crash

  • word

    暴落

    Meaning

    Crash

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What does 'Ochiru' (落ちる) mean?

'Ochiru' means 'Fall' .

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