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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
N4
下着
shitagi
underwear
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下る
sagaru
descend, drop, go down
N4
落とす
otosu
drop, lose, let fall
N4
下げる
sageru
lower, reduce, hang
N4
落る
ochiru
to fall, to drop
N4
下りる
oriru
to get down, to go; come down
N4
落す
otosu
to drop, to lose
N4
落ちる
ochiru
fall, drop, fail
N5
下さい
kudasai
(with te-form verb) please do for me
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