落ちる

verb (ichidan)おちる · ochiru

1. Englishto fall; to drop; to come down; to crash

   • おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をしたんだ。Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.

2. Englishto set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

   • 山の向こうに日が落ちた。The sun descended behind the mountains.

3. Englishto decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down

   • 今月は売上が落ちた。Sales are down this month.

4. Englishto be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

5. Englishto 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.)

   • このインキの染みは洗っても落ちない。This ink stain will not wash out.

6. Englishto disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

7. Englishto be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

   • 私の名前が名簿から落ちています。My name is omitted from the list.

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

   • 勉強しないと試験に落ちるよ。If you don't study, you will fail the exam.

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

   • 僕に嘘をつくとは彼も落ちたもんだ。He degraded himself by telling me lies.

10. Englishto be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

    • お前の魂は地獄に墜ちるのだ。Your soul has been condemned to hell.

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