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落ちぶれる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 落ちぶれる

ちぶれる
零落れる
落魄れる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #18135
1

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

Examples
いまはおちぶれているがスミスさんは昔、たいしたものだったんだ。
Mr Smith is poor but he has seen better days.

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 420
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

fall
drop
come down
village
hamlet

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ラク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.ちる
お.ち
お.とす
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
おち
13 strokes
Frequency: 1217
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

zero
spill
overflow
nothing
cipher

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぜろ
こぼ.す
こぼ.れる
15 strokes

Meanings

soul
spirit

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハク
タク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たましい
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