落
落 — Fall
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
On’yomiラク (raku)
Kun’yomiおちる (ochiru)
Kun’yomiおち (ochi)
Kun’yomiおとす (otosu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 落
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下落 | げらく geraku | depreciation; decline; fall |
| 落ち着いた | おちついた ochitsuita | calm; composed; cool |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
| 急落 | きゅうらく kyuuraku | sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop |
Study notes
落 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #420 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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