01
落ちる
おちる
to fall
Meanings
- fall
- drop
- come down
- village
- hamlet
Readings
Onyomi
- ラク
Kunyomi
- お.ちる
- お.ち
- お.とす
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Useful words
02
落とす
おとす
to drop
03
落ち着く
おちつく
to calm down
04
落とし物
おとしもの
lost property
05
段落
だんらく
paragraph
06
落第
らくだい
failure (exam)
Compare Kanji
01降Meaning85%descend, precipitateFalling in 落 and descending in 降 trace the same downward movement.02下Meaning79%below, downThe simple down idea in 下 gives an anchor for the fuller fall of 落.03沈Meaning76%sink, be submerged沈 sinks into water, a heavier cousin of the falling motion in 落.04崩Meaning75%crumble, die崩 shows collapse, where falling spreads from one object to a whole structure.05散Meaning69%scatter, disperseScattering in 散 often follows a fall, so it extends the motion after 落.06葉Meaning66%leaf, planeA leaf from 葉 gives 落 a concrete image of something falling.