Word
落下
Meaning in Englishfall, drop, come down
Animated kanji stroke order
Sentence
Related sentences
Related sentences
There are no published items in this section yet.
Word context
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)
Word
Related words by kanji and components
N2
低下
teika
fall, decline
N2
見下ろす
miorosu
to overlook, to look down on something
N2
落第
rakudai
failure, dropping out of a class
N3
お洒落
oshare
stylish, fashionable, smartly dressed
N3
下す
orosu
lower, let down, hand down a decision
N3
下り
kudari
descent, down train, downward route
N3
地下
chika
underground, basement, below ground
N4
以下
ika
below, less than, not more than
N4
下宿
geshuku
lodging, boarding house
Kanji