Vocab Info

N5 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()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)

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    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.)

      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)

      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.

      25. 25.

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

      26. 26.

        to die (of an animal)

    All Forms

    落ちる 【おちる】墜ちる 【おちる】落る 【おちる】

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    Examples

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      ポケットから財布(さいふ)()ちる

      My wallet falls out of my pocket.

      • N5

      ()から(なみだ)()ちる

      Tears fall from my eyes.

      • N5

      先生(せんせい):「(きみ)試験(しけん)()たので、留年(りゅうねん)だ。」

      Teacher: 'You failed the exam, so you will be repeating the class.'

      • N5

      階段(かいだん)から()(あし)(ほね)()りました。

      I fell down a staircase and broke my leg.

      • N5

      その子犬(こいぬ)()(かい)から()たが、無事(ぶじ)だった。

      That puppy fell from the second floor but survived.

      • N4
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