落ちる (おちる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

落ちる (おちる) means to fail / to fall / to drop.

See example sentences below.

落ちる at a glance

落ちる

おちるochiru

N1verb

to fail / to fall / to drop

落ちるおちるochiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to fail / to fall / to drop

Example 1

テストに落ちてしまった。

Translation

I failed the test.

Example 2

木の葉が落ちる季節です。

Translation

It’s the season when leaves fall.