Conjugation
Tap for 落ちる (to fall)
Tap for 落とす (to drop)
- 落ちる — to fall, to drop
- 落とす — to drop, to lose
- 落下 — fall, dropping
- 落語 — traditional comic storytelling
- 落第 — failing (an exam)
- 転落 — fall, tumble, decline
More examples - tap to expand
- 失落 — frustration, loss
- 下落 — depreciation, fall in value
- 没落 — ruin, downfall
- 落差 — difference in level / gap
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 落ち着く — to calm down; to settle
- 落ち込む — to feel depressed; to sink emotionally
- 落ち合う — to meet up; to come together
- 落ち延びる — to escape; to survive
- 見落とす — to overlook; to miss
- 突き落とす — to push down; to shove off
- 落とし込む — to trap; to plunge into
The top radical 艹 (くさかんむり) hints at leaves or plants. The phonetic part 洛 (らく) gives the reading. Together, the character symbolizes leaves or things falling. Over time, it also came to mean “decline” or “fail.”
