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Kanji 墜: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 墜: crash, fall (down)

Key takeaways

Kanji 墜: crash, fall (down). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

crashfall (down)

On reading

ツイ

Kun reading

お.ちるお.つ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 墜

crash, fall (down)

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

隊 + 土

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a squad (隊) of soldiers falling down onto the earth (土). It represents the act of falling or crashing, as in a physical 'crash' or a metaphorical 'loss of honor'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ツイ
  • 墜落ついらく

    falling / crashing

Commonly used words

  • 墜落
    ついらく

    falling / crashing

Example sentences

Example 1

飛行機が落した。

Translation

The airplane crashed.

Example 2

山から岩が落した。

Translation

A rock fell from the mountain.

Kanji 墜: crash, fall (down) | Daily Nihongo