Onyomi: ラク · Kunyomi: お.ち, お.ちる, お.とす · Meanings: come down, drop, fall, hamlet, village
Kanji for come down, drop, fall, hamlet, village
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落 is made from 艹, meaning “grass or plants,” and 洛, which includes 氵 meaning “water.” Plants and leaves naturally fall down, often landing on the ground or into water. From this natural action of things dropping downward, 落 came to mean to fall, drop, or come down.
Leaves fall from plants and drop down. That natural falling is 落.
Think of leaves falling from grass into water. That falling motion is 落.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 落ち | おち | slip, omission | common Noun |
| 落ちる | おちる | to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 落とす | おとす | to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 落ち着く | おちつく | to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind, to relax | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 落第 | らくだい | failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 落ち込む | おちこむ | to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 落ち葉 | おちば | fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 落ち着き | おちつき | calmness, composure, presence of mind | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 落下 | らっか | fall, drop, descent, coming down | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 落書き | らくがき | scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |