What does kanji 墜 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 墜 is crash.

How is kanji 墜 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 墜 are お.ちる, お.つ; the onyomi readings are ツイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 墜?

The main radical for kanji 墜 is 土.

What words use kanji 墜?

Example words that use kanji 墜 include 墜落, 墜ちる, 墜子, 墜死.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

墜

Meaning

Kanji 墜

crash

crash, fall (down)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.ちるお.つ
Onyomi 音読み: ツイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 坠 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1466
Strokes: 15
Radical: 土
Components: 并 • 土 • 阡 • 豕
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 隊 • 䔹 • 䉌 • 鐆 • 䥙

Related vocabulary

Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

墜落

ついらく

fall

墜ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

墜子

いわ

weight (of a fishing net)

墜死

ついし

falling to one's death

墜落死

ついらくし

death by falling

墜落事故

ついらくじこ

plane crash

墜落場所

ついらくばしょ

crash site (esp. aircraft)

失墜

しっつい

abasement

撃墜

げきつい

shooting down (aircraft)

巨星墜つ

きょせいおつ

a great man dies

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

飛行機が海に墜落した。

The plane crashed into the sea.

彼は信用を失墜した。

He lost his credibility.

敵機を撃墜した。

We shot down the enemy plane.

ヘリコプターが山中に墜落した。

A helicopter crashed in the mountains.

彼の名声は地に墜ちた。

His reputation fell to the ground.