- 1. [v1, vi] to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
- 2. [v1, vi] to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
- 3. [v1, vi] to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
- 4. [v1, vi] to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
- 5. [v1, vi] to 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. [v1, vi] to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
- 7. [v1, vi] to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
- 8. [v1, vi] to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
- 9. [v1, vi] to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) — also written as 堕ちる
- 10. [v1, vi] to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell) — also written as 堕ちる
- 11. [v1, vi] to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
- 12. [v1, vi] to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
- 13. [v1, vi] to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
- 14. [v1, vi] to give in
- 15. [v1, vi] to confess; to own up
- 16. [v1, vi] to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
- 17. [v1, vi] to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
- 18. [v1, vi] to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
- 19. [v1, vi] to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
- 20. [v1, vi] to come in (of money)
- 21. [v1, vi] to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
- 22. [v1, vi] to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
- 23. [v1, vi] {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
- 24. [v1, vi] to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline (sl)
- 25. [v1, vi] to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
- 26. [v1, vi] to die (of an animal)
Kanji in this word
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落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamletOn: ラク (raku)Kun: お.ちる (o.chiru)、 お.ち (o.chi)、 お.とす (o.tosu)
Example Sentences
おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をしたんだ。
ojiichanga kaidan kara ochi te ookega woshitanda .
Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
山の向こうに日が落ちた。
yama no mukou ni nichi ga ochi ta .
The sun descended behind the mountains.
今月は売上が落ちた。
kongetsu ha uriaga ochi ta .
Sales are down this month.
このインキの染みは洗っても落ちない。
kono inki no somi ha aratsu temo ochi nai .
This ink stain will not wash out.
私の名前が名簿から落ちています。
watashi no namae ga meibo kara ochi teimasu .
My name is omitted from the list.
勉強しないと試験に落ちるよ。
benkyou shinaito shiken ni ochiru yo .
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
僕に嘘をつくとは彼も落ちたもんだ。
boku ni uso wotsukutoha kare mo ochi tamonda .
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
お前の魂は地獄に墜ちるのだ。
o mae no tamashii ha jigoku ni ochiru noda .
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
彼女は彼を一目見て恋に落ちた。
kanojo ha kare wo ichimoku mite koi ni ochi ta .
She fell in love with him at first sight.
その都市は敵の手に落ちた。
sono toshi ha teki no teni ochi ta .
The city fell to the enemy.
サーバーが落ちていた。
saabaa ga ochi teita .
The server was down.