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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
引下げる
hikisageru
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
N2
目下
mokka
at present, now
N2
～下
～ka
under ~
N2
落着く
ochitsuku
to calm down, to settle down
N2
落し物
otoshimono
lost property
N2
下降
kakou
decline, descent, fall
N2
下線
kasen
underline, underscore
N2
下車
gesha
alighting, getting off
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下旬
gejun
month (last third of)
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