落
落

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

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お.ちるお.ちお.とす

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Common Words

落ちる墜ちるおちる落るIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #314
1

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

Examples
おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をしたんだ。
Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
2

to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

Examples
山の向こうに日が落ちた。
The sun descended behind the mountains.
3

to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

Examples
今月は売上が落ちた。
Sales are down this month.
4

to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

5

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.)

Examples
このインキの染みは洗っても落ちない。
This ink stain will not wash out.
6

to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

7

to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

Examples
私の名前が名簿から落ちています。
My name is omitted from the list.
8

to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

Examples
勉強しないと試験に落ちるよ。
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
9

Also written as 堕ちる

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

Examples
僕に嘘をつくとは彼も落ちたもんだ。
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
10

Also written as 堕ちる

to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

Examples
お前の魂は地獄に墜ちるのだ。
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
11

to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

Examples
彼女は彼を一目見て恋に落ちた。
She fell in love with him at first sight.
12

to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)

Examples
その都市は敵の手に落ちた。
The city fell to the enemy.
13

to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

14

to give in

15

to confess; to own up

16

to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

17

to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

18

to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

19

to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

20

to come in (of money)

21

to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

22

to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

23

Computing

to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

Examples
サーバーが落ちていた。
The server was down.
24

Slang

to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline

25

to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

26

to die (of an animal)

落ち着く落ちつく落着くおちつく落ち付くIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #603
1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax

Examples
彼は当惑して落ち着きませんでした。
He felt lost and uncomfortable.
2

to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate

3

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in

4

to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached

5

to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit

6

Usu. before a noun as 落ち着いた

to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued

落とす落すおとすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #789
1

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

Examples
彼は花瓶を落とした。
He dropped a vase.
道の途中で鍵を落としたに違いない。
I must have lost my key along the way.
2

to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape

Examples
トニーはシャツを脱いで、それでピアノのよごれを落としました。
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
3

to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Examples
昨年彼は期末の2科目を落とした。
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
4

to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances

Examples
そのスキャンダルが彼の評判を落とした。
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
ほっそい道にほとんどスピードを落とさず、走りこんだ。「近道なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道〜〜〜っ!」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
5

to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with

6

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Examples
日本語のソフトを落とすコツ・いいサイトありませんか?
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
7

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

10

Colloquial

to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

落ち込む落込む落ちこむおちこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2370
1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits

Examples
ちょっとしたことで直ぐに落ち込んでしまいます。
I get depressed by the slightest things.
2

to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition

Examples
1年前に比べれば価格は大きく落ち込んでいる。
Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.
3

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

陥るおちいる落ち入るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2616
1

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

Examples
これが原因でたいていの街の浴場は困難な状態に陥った。
This caused most of the local bath-houses to fall on hard times.
2

to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)

3

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

4

to fall; to surrender; to capitulate

落下らっかNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #3739
1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

Examples
アダムは岩登りをしている時に、落下してあしを折りました。
While Adam was rock-climbing, he fell and broke his leg.
崩れ落ちるくずれおちるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4317
1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

Examples
その建物は突然崩れ落ちた。
The building fell down suddenly.
落ち着ける落ちつける落着ける落ち付ける落付けるおちつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4854
1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

肩を落とすかたをおとすExpressionGodan verbFreq #5120
1

to drop one's shoulders

Examples
その知らせを聞いて彼はがっくりと肩を落とした。
His shoulders sagged when he heard the news.
落ち着き落着き落ち付き落付きおちつきNounFreq #5293
1

calmness; composure; presence of mind

Examples
彼は心の落ち着きを失った。
His presence of mind deserted him.
2

stability; steadiness

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