NichiDict

落ちる

N4
おちる
墜ちる落る
[ochiru]
Illustration for 落ちる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

2.IchidanIntransitive

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

3.IchidanIntransitive

to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

4.IchidanIntransitive

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

5.IchidanIntransitive

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.IchidanIntransitive

to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

7.IchidanIntransitive

to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

8.IchidanIntransitive

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

9.IchidanIntransitive

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

10.IchidanIntransitive

to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

11.IchidanIntransitive

to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

12.IchidanIntransitive

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.IchidanIntransitive

to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

14.IchidanIntransitive

to give in

15.IchidanIntransitive

to confess; to own up

16.IchidanIntransitive

to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

17.IchidanIntransitive

to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

18.IchidanIntransitive

to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

19.IchidanIntransitive

to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

20.IchidanIntransitive

to come in (of money)

21.IchidanIntransitive

to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

22.IchidanIntransitive

to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

23.IchidanIntransitive

computingto go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

24.IchidanIntransitive

to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

25.IchidanIntransitive

to die (of an animal)

Less common meanings (1)
26.IchidanIntransitiveSlang

to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline

Examples

りんごが木から落ちた

An apple fell from the tree.

このシミは洗っても落ちない

This stain won't come out even after washing.

テストに落ちてしまった。

I failed the test.