Word Meaning 落ちこぼれ

おちこぼれ ochikobore

落ちこぼれ is read as おちこぼれ (ochikobore) and means fallen scraps.

Meaning

English

  1. fallen scraps
  2. scatterings
  3. student who cannot keep up in school
  4. dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
  5. leftovers
  6. remainder
  7. pickings
  8. odds and ends

Reading

Kana

おちこぼれ

Romaji

ochikobore

Writing Variants

  • 落ち零れ おちこぼれ ochikobore

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7252 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落下

らっか

fall

おち

punch line (of a joke)

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落とす

おとす

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

落ち込む

おちこむ

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

落ち葉

おちば

deciduous

落ち着く

おちつく

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

落とし物

おとしもの

lost property

落花生

らっかせい

peanut (Arachis hypogaea)