Word
落ちる
Meaning in Englishfall, drop, fail
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Sentence
Related sentences
N3
年を取るにつれて体力が落ちてきたと感じる
Toshi o toru ni tsurete tairyoku ga ochite kita to kanjiru
I feel my stamina decreases as I age
N3
時間が経つにつれて気持ちが落ち着いてきた
Jikan ga tatsu ni tsurete kimochi ga ochitsuite kita
As time passed my feelings calmed down
N4
この店は駅から近いわりに静かで落ち着いているね
Kono mise wa eki kara chikai wari ni shizuka de ochitsuite iru ne
This shop is close to the station but surprisingly calm
Word context
What it means
落ちる means to fall or drop; it describes a downward movement of a person, object, or quantity, and can extend metaphorically to things like grades or prices.
Main meanings
- Physical fall or drop from a surface
- Something detaches or comes off a surface
- Fall in value or level, such as prices, scores, or temperature
- Fail in an exam or contest
- To fall in love or fall into a certain state or condition
How to use it
Used as an intransitive verb to describe downward movement or decline; common contexts include physical falls (物が落ちる), weather phenomena (雨が落ちる), declines in value (株価が落ちる) and failures (試験に落ちる) as well as 落ちる in romantic context (恋に落ちる).
Variants and close terms
- 落下する — rakka suru (to fall down)
- 落ち込む — ochikomu (to feel down)
- 上がる／昇る — agaru / noboru (antonyms: to rise)
- 落とす — otosu (to drop something; transitive)
Composition
- 落: to fall or drop; the verb 落ちる is formed by adding the okurigana ちる to the kanji
Etymology
落 base meaning is to fall or drop; the kun'yomi reading ochiru is used, and the verb is formed by attaching the る ending in kana to the kanji; the word uses native readings rather than a loanword.
Word class
verb (godan, intransitive)
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