What does kanji 落 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 落 is fall.

How is kanji 落 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 落 are お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす; the onyomi readings are ラク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 落?

Kanji 落 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 落?

The main radical for kanji 落 is 艸.

What words use kanji 落?

Example words that use kanji 落 include 落ちる, 落語, 落ち込む, 落札.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

落

Meaning

Kanji 落

fall

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.ちるお.ちお.とす
Onyomi 音読み: ラク
Nanori 名乗り: おち

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #420
Strokes: 12
Radical: 艸
Components: 口 • 夂 • 汁 • 艾
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 洛

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 495 entries that include this kanji.

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ち込む

おちこむ

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

落札

らくさつ

successful bid

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落とす

おとす

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

落下

らっか

fall

落ち葉

おちば

deciduous

落ちこぼれ

おちこぼれ

fallen scraps

陥る

おちいる

to fall into (a trap, etc.)

落ち着く

おちつく

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.)

落第

らくだい

failure (in an examination)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

りんごが木から落ちた。

The apple fell from the tree.

彼は階段で本を落とした。

He dropped a book on the stairs.

秋になると葉が落ちる。

When autumn comes, the leaves fall.

最近、売り上げが落ちている。

Sales have been falling lately.

財布を道に落としてしまった。

I accidentally dropped my wallet on the road.