Word details

落ちこぼれる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 落ちこぼれる.

Dictionary

Entry

落ちこぼれる落ち零れるちこぼれIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #48242
1

to fall behind; to drop out

Examples
クリスは理科の授業で落ちこぼれそうです。
Chris risks falling behind in the science class.
2

to drop; to fall; to spill; to scatter

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ラク

Kun

お.ちるお.ちお.とす

Nanori

おち

zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

13 strokesFrequency 1,217JLPT N2Grade 8

On

レイ

Kun

ぜろこぼ.すこぼ.れる

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