落(お)ちるto fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)

Common

1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   1. 1.

      to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way

   2. 2.

      to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down

   3. 3.

      to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind)

   4. 4.

      to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of)

   5. 5.

      to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)

   6. 6.

      to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner

   7. 7.

      to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing

   8. 8.

      to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful

   9. 9.

      to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low)

      also written as 堕ちる

   10. 10.

       to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell)

       also written as 堕ちる

   11. 11.

       to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

       See Also:

       • 恋に落ちる
       • 眠りに落ちる

   12. 12.

       to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill)

   13. 13.

       to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick)

   14. 14.

       to give in

   15. 15.

       to confess, to own up

   16. 16.

       to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end)

   17. 17.

       to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee

   18. 18.

       to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart)

       See Also:

       • 腑に落ちない
       • 胸に落ちる

   19. 19.

       to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated

   20. 20.

       to come in (of money)

   21. 21.

       to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

   22. 22.

       to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious

   23. 23.

       to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash

       Computing

   24. 24.

       to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline

       Slang

   25. 25.

       to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

   26. 26.

       to die (of an animal)