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Kanji 落: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 落: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Key takeaways

Kanji 落: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

falldropcome downvillagehamlet

On reading

ラク

Kun reading

お.ちるお.ちお.とす

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 落

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

艹 + 洛

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine grass or leaves (艹) falling onto the water (洛). This character means 'to fall' or 'drop' and is used in common words like 'fallen leaves' or 'decline'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ラク
  • 洒落しゃらく

    joke / pun / witty remark

  • 墜落ついらく

    falling / crashing

  • 転落てんらく

    fall / decline / drop

  • 没落ぼつらく

    ruin / downfall / collapse

  • 落第らくだい

    failure / failing a class

Kun reading

お.ちる
  • 落ち込むおちこむ

    to feel down / to be depressed

  • 落ち着きおちつき

    calmness / composure / steadiness

  • 落ち葉おちば

    fallen leaves / leaf litter

  • 落ちるおちる

    to fail / to fall / to drop

  • 落とすおとす

    to drop / to lose / to let fall

  • 見落とすみおとす

    to overlook / fail to notice

  • 落着くおちつく

    to calm down / to settle down

  • 落るおちる

    to fall / to drop

Commonly used words

  • 洒落
    しゃらく

    joke / pun / witty remark

  • 墜落
    ついらく

    falling / crashing

  • 転落
    てんらく

    fall / decline / drop

  • 没落
    ぼつらく

    ruin / downfall / collapse

  • 落第
    らくだい

    failure / failing a class

  • 落ち込む
    おちこむ

    to feel down / to be depressed

  • 落ち着き
    おちつき

    calmness / composure / steadiness

  • 落ち葉
    おちば

    fallen leaves / leaf litter

  • 落ちる
    おちる

    to fail / to fall / to drop

  • 落とす
    おとす

    to drop / to lose / to let fall

  • 見落とす
    みおとす

    to overlook / fail to notice

Example sentences

Example 1

彼女はいつもおしゃれだ。

Translation

She is always fashionable.

Example 2

おしゃれなカフェで友達と会った。

Translation

I met a friend at a stylish café.

Example 3

試験にち込んでいる。

Translation

I am feeling down because of the exam.

Example 4

彼は最近ずっとち込んでいる。

Translation

He has been feeling depressed lately.

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