落

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Kun'yomi
  • おちる
    		to fall ②to set (of the sun or moon) ③to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.) ④to be inferior (to)
  • おち
    		slip ②upshot ③punch line (of a joke)
  • おとす
    		to drop ②to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.) ③to lose (a match) ④to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
On'yomi
  • ラク
Nanori
  • おち
    		slip ②upshot ③punch line (of a joke)

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おちるおちおとす 85.9%
ラク 14.0%
おち 0.1%

Character Breakdown

fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

お
落
　
ち
　
る
to fall ②to set (of the sun or moon) ③to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.) ④to be inferior (to)
お
落
　
ち
つ
着
　
く
to calm down ②to calm down ③to settle down (in a location, job, etc.) ④to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
お
落
　
と
　
す
to drop ②to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.) ③to lose (a match) ④to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
お
落
　
ち
つ
着
　
け
　
る
to quiet
お
落
　
ち
こ
込
　
む
to feel down ②to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.) ③to fall into (e.g. a hole)
らっ
落
か
下
fall
お
落
　
ち
slip ②upshot ③punch line (of a joke)
お
落
　
と
　
し
あな
穴
pitfall
お
落
　
ち
ば
葉
fallen leaves ②leaf fall ③deciduous
う
打
　
ち
お
落
　
と
　
す
to knock down
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References

Unicode hex code 843D
JIS X 0208 1-45-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4003
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5130
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.13
Four corner code 4416.4
De Roo Code 1977