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おちる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
There is a book lying on the floor.
2. to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
The sun is setting.
3. to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
If we go together, the speed will definitely drop.
4. to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
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. to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
7. to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
8. to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
I nearly failed the exam, you know!
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. to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
also written as 堕ちる
11. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
It was so comfortable that I felt I might sink into a deep sleep at any moment.
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. to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
14. to give in
15. to confess; to own up
16. to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
17. to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
18. to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
19. to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
20. to come in (of money)
21. to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
His gaze falls back onto the book, and his fingers turn the page.
22. to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
23. to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
24. to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
25. to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
26. to die (of an animal)
27. to strike (of lightning)
Alt. forms
落おちる
94%
おちる
3%
墜おちる
1%
落おちる
Pitch accent
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Top 13700
Conjugations...Used in: 902
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
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Examples (169 in total)
I fell down the steps.
The knife fell.
The server was down.
The sun is setting.
I'm afraid to fall.
The sun is about to set.
There is a book lying on the floor.
The boy fell off the bed.
He fell from the tree.
He fell off the horse.
The momentum is clearly declining.
Be careful not to fall.
His popularity is falling.
The speed began to drop.
I fell into the lake!
There are bits of broken glass lying around too, you know.
That mud won't come off, will it?
The airplane fell to the earth.
The indoor lighting is off.
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
A fork fell off the table.
He lost the election.
It had fallen under the seat.
I failed the interview.
Sales are down now.
The monkey fell from the tree.
Performance drops.
The leaves fell to the earth.
My laptop crashed.
A drunk man fell down the stairs.
Tom fell into the pool.
I slipped and fell down the stairs.
Sales are down this month.
Santa Claus is dropping from the sky!
Twitter is down again.
The leaves fell from the trees.
Tears fell from his eyes.
If you fall from here, you definitely won't survive!
The speed may have dropped a little.
His head was hurt by the fall.
A rock fell from above.
And thus he failed the exam.
The injured bird fell to the ground.
The boy fell from the bridge.
Lightning hit that tower.
Did something fall down around there?
The leaves on the trees are falling by the wind.
It is about time for the sun to set.
The bus went over the cliff.
There are bread crumbs on the floor.
A cookie is under the table.
The bangs are falling in front of the face.
I grasped the rope so as not to fall.
The speed is decreasing due to air resistance.
Leaves fell down every now and then.
A book dropped from the shelf.
An apple fell to the ground.
Some apples fell down from the tree.
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
This ink stain will not wash out.
It fell into the ditch and rolled away.
Did the laundry fall down because of the wind?
An apple fell off the tree.
The ball landed right at the edge of the line.
If the ceiling fell, he would be crushed.
Have you ever fallen off a ladder?
The actress fell backwards from the stage.
A coin dropped out of his pocket.
Rain was pattering on the roof.
A ripe apple dropped from the tree.
The vase fell to the floor and shattered.
There was a dead insect lying by the roadside.
A dead leaf fell to the ground.
He lost his balance and fell off his bicycle.
Your glasses fell on the floor.
He failed the examination again.
If I don't fail, then I can get my driving license this year.
He fell from the roof head over heels.
Midori sometimes drops consonants.
I heard something fall to the ground.
Tears ran down my face.
If we go together, the speed will definitely drop.
A small lump falls out of the shoe.
A single white feather was lying on the ground.
He studied hard, only to fail in the exam.
I nearly failed the exam, you know!
Don't go too close to the pond so that you won't fall in.
The blade of the knife that fell to the ground shattered.
Alas, he failed the exam.
I picked up the thing that had fallen under the desk.
I reach out my hand to pick up the can lying on the floor.
In the act of shaking it off, I nearly fell out of my seat.
I went around picking up fallen, dried branches.
I feel as if my eyesight has deteriorated.
I passed the document screening but failed the interview.
Suddenly, the tone of her voice drops.
Grandpa fell down the stairs and was seriously injured.
My brother fell out of a tree and broke his leg.
The blanket fell onto the lawn without a sound.
But now, that frequency has dropped considerably.
Ouch! A chestnut fell on my head.
The cup fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.
Tom failed the French test.
The tiles that fell from the roof broke into pieces.
Study hard, or you'll fail the exam.
Again, tears fall from Teresa's eyes.
The vase fell from the table and crashed to pieces.
This cuttlefish has started to lose its freshness.
He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.
Newton saw an apple fall off a tree.
When I turned on the air conditioner and toaster oven, the circuit breaker tripped.
Tom found a hundred dollar bill on the street.
Sweat fell from Papa's forehead as he started walking.
A woman fell from a ship into the sea.
Every time a rock hits the ground, it makes a loud noise.
Silence falls, and tension runs between the two.
I just slipped, fell and went down the stairs, that's all.
My brother fell from a tree and broke his leg.
I have to alter my clothes because I've lost weight.
I found a strange object lying on the road.
It was so comfortable that I felt I might sink into a deep sleep at any moment.
The egg fell from the table and, obviously, broke.
Give it one second, and gravity will pull the bullet down.
She flipped her body over and landed feet first.
My thoughts are falling more and more in a negative direction.
The ball went over the wall and landed in the neighbor's yard.
Silence fell again, and the surroundings were enveloped in stillness.
He lost hold of the rope and fell into the river.
Once the sun begins to set, it drops in an instant.
The floor gave in under the weight of the heavy safe.
She hurt her foot when she fell off her bicycle.
The boy all but fell into the river.
My towel fell off after my bath, and my junk was in full view.
The names of the students who failed in the examination were posted on the bulletin board.
His failing the test is no laughing matter.
The man and his horse that fell off the cliff were soon rescued.
She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
Yesterday a car fell over the cliff.
Productivity has fallen. Accordingly, workers' bonuses will be reduced.
A pine cone fell on Tom's head.
A tear rolled down her cheek.
As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
The jolt of the car stopping suddenly sent the bags falling to the floor.
The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.
His eyelids are drooping, and he looks very sleepy.
At that moment tears ran down the old man's face.
Then a shadow suddenly fell over that smiling face.
If you skip many meals, your physical strength will decline.
"Do you remember how you fell into the well?" "Yes, like it was yesterday."
In a movie or TV drama, this would be the scene where you fall, screaming.
The snow that fell to the ground vanished in the gaps between the grass in an instant.
The photo I had tucked between the pages of my planner fell out.
It seems they heard the sound of me falling out of bed.
The pencil fell due to the recoil and rolled all the way to the window.
The locket had come open, probably from the impact of hitting the ground.
I thought he was going to fail the exam, but he passed after all.
Well, I'll cover the part that can't be expensed, so don't worry about it.
He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination.
When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.
It takes about three hours until all the sand falls.
His gaze falls back onto the book, and his fingers turn the page.
If you fall off that bridge, it'll be almost impossible to rescue you.
The quality of their products has gone down over the years.
When the bomb was dropped, I felt the house rock back and forth.
Tom listened to some sad music while watching the rain fall through the window.
The snow that had piled up on the roof at night came down with a thud.
There was hardly anyone who didn't laugh when the singer fell off the stage.
Never tiring of it, I gaze up at the gray sky with snow drifting lightly down.