Japanese Word of the Day
落ちるおちる - ochiru
fall
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 落ちる |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 落とす, 落ちる) |
| 2. v. to fall |
| りんごが木から落ちた。 - The apple fell from the tree. |
| 3. v. (computing) to go down (as when a computer or application becomes unresponsive) |
| 4. v. (electrical engineering of a circuit breaker) to trip |
| ブレーカーが落ちた - the circuit breaker tripped |
| 5. v. (informal) to fail an examination |
| (antonyms, ja, 受かる, tr=ukaru) |
| 6. v. (internet slang chat, video games, etc., of a person) to leave; to sign off; to drop off; to drop |
Example Sentences
| しっかりつかまっていろ、そうしないと落ちるぞ。 Hold on tight, otherwise you'll fall off. [M] しっかり捕まえていろ、そうしないと落ちるぞ。 Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off [M] その後すぐ、私は眠りに落ち始めた。 Soon after that, I began to fall asleep. その子供は、何かがガチャンと落ちるのを聞いた。 The child heard something fall with a crash. その人が申し分がないからといって、恋に落ちるわけではない。 You don't fall in love with somebody because he's prefect. |
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