落ちる
おちる
Also written 墜ちる, 落る
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
- to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
- to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
- to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
- 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.)
- to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
- to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
- to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
- to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low) (also written as 堕ちる)
- to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell) (also written as 堕ちる)
- to fall (in love, asleep, etc.) See also: 恋に落ちる (こいにおちる). See also: 眠りに落ちる (ねむりにおちる).
- to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
- to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
- to give in
- to confess; to own up
- to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
- to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
- to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart) See also: 腑に落ちない (ふにおちない). See also: 胸に落ちる (むねにおちる).
- to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
- to come in (of money)
- to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
- to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
- to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
- to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
- to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
- to die (of an animal)
- to strike (of lightning) See also: 雷が落ちる (かみなりがおちる).
Kanji
- 落 fall. Read as おちる.
Example sentences
- 僕は落ちるのが怖い。
I'm afraid to fall. - 君がもしあの橋から落ちたとしたら、救助することはほとんど不可能だろう。
If you were to fall from that bridge, it would be almost impossible to rescue you. - もし君がその橋から落ちるようなことがあれば、君を救うのはほとんど不可能だろう。
If you were to fall from that bridge, it would be almost impossible to rescue you. - 橋が重みで落ちた。
The bridge crashed under the pressure. - 橋が圧力で落ちた。
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
Common phrases
- 恋に落ちる
- 手に落ちる (てにおちる) to fall into (someone's) hands
- 下に落ちる
- 地面に落ちる
- 海に落ちる
- 地獄に落ちる (じごくにおちる) to go to hell
- 汚れが落ちる
- スピードが落ちる
- ペースが落ちる
- 穴に落ちる
- 床に落ちる
- 地に落ちる (ちにおちる) to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence)
- 崖から落ちる
- 眠りに落ちる (ねむりにおちる) to fall asleep
- 鮮度が落ちる
Related forms
- 落とす (おとす) to drop (transitive partner)
Words containing 落ちる
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