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The Japanese word for to fall is
落ちる

おちる - ochiru



to fall

Japanese Definition


fall
     1. 動詞. （汎用的に）おちる。
     2. 動詞. (人気・値段・需要・水量などが)下がる。減る。
     3. 動詞. （敵軍の手に）おちる。陥落する。攻め落とされる。
     4. 動詞. おとろえる。衰退する。
     5. 動詞. わるい状態になる。
     6. 動詞. （つまずいて）ころぶ。
     7. 動詞. （疾病や犯罪に）しぬ、消滅する。
     8. 名詞. 落下、下降、墜落。
     9. 名詞. 陥落。
     10. 名詞. 堕落。
     11. 名詞. 滝たき（water fall）。
     12. 名詞. （米）秋あき。
     13. 名詞. 衰退。
     14. 名詞. 消滅、死、潰滅、滅亡。

Translations for fall and their definitions

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


落下
     1. n. falling, a fall
     2. v. to fall


崩れる
     1. v. (ja-vp, 崩す, 崩れる)
     2. v. collapse, fall, be destroyed



転ぶ
     1. v. to fall down
     2. v. to fall morally or metaphysically
           彼は金につれて敵方に転んだ。 - He was enticed by money and went over to the enemy.
           どっちに転んでも損はない。 - No matter what, we have nothing to lose.
     3. v. (Hachijo) to die


降下する
     1. to descend


倒れる
     1. v. (ja-vp, 倒す, 倒れる)
     2. v. fall, collapse
     3. v. go bankrupt


没落
     1. n. downfall, collapse
     2. v. to become bankrupt
     3. v. to fall, go to ruin


降る
     1. v. to fall from the sky, to precipitate
           雨が降っている。 - It's raining.
           雪が降っている。 - It's snowing.
     2. v. (passive) to be hit by or caught in something falling head on.
           ゲリラ豪雨 に 降られて、全身 びしょびしょ に なっちゃった。 - There was a sudden rain storm, and I got soaked head to toe.
           昨日 親父 は 雹 に 降られた。 - My dad got caught in a hail storm yesterday.
     3. v. Usage: * This is one of the intransitive verbs lacking an active pair which allows the use of passive voice to imply the negative emotion of or damage to the subject (recipient) of



潰れる
     1. v. (ja-vp, 潰す, 潰れる)
     2. v. to be ruined, crushed, smashed, destroyed, wrecked
           地震で家々が潰れた。 - Many houses were destroyed by an earthquake.
     3. v. to be ruined, to go bankrupt, to go under
           大学が潰れた。 - A university went bankrupt.
     4. v. (of a blade) to become dull
     5. v. to be smashed; to be wasted (drunk)


降下
     1. n. descent
     2. interj. jump! (command when parachuting)
     3. v. to fall, to descend
     4. v. to drop, especially for the temperature to drop



潰える
     1. v. fall apart, collapse


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