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落下
Meaning in Englishfall, drop, come down
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What it means
落下 means the act of moving downward from a higher position to a lower one. It covers the physical fall of objects or people and the general notion of downward movement in various contexts.
Main meanings
- Physical descent or drop of a person or object from a height due to gravity.
- Downward movement in non-physical terms, such as a decline in measurements, values, or intensity.
- Figurative or descriptive fall, including declines in status or fortune.
How to use it
Used as a noun and in the verb compound 落下する to mean to fall. In everyday language it describes objects dropping or people falling; in technical or news contexts it often denotes downward movement of phenomena. Common forms include 落下する, 落下物, 自由落下; usage varies by formality and domain.
Variants and close terms
- 墜落 (tsuiraku) — crash, fall, typically for vehicles or aircraft
- 下降 (kakou) — descent, downward movement
- 降下 (kouka) — downward movement, often used in technical or literary contexts
Composition
- 落: to fall, descend
- 下: down, below, downward
- Combined meaning: downward movement or fall, describing something dropping from a higher position
Word class
Noun; suru-verb (落下する)
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Related words by kanji and components
N1
墜落
tsuiraku
falling, crashing
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天下
tenka
the world, whole country
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下取り
shitadori
trade in, part exchange
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下火
shitabi
burning low, waning, declining
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洒落る
shareru
to joke, to play on words; stylish
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部下
buka
one's subordinate
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没落
botsuraku
ruin, fall, collapse
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真下
mashita
right under, directly below
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見落とす
miotosu
to overlook, to fail to notice
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