Word Meaning 落ちる

おちる ochiru

落ちる is read as おちる (ochiru) and means to come in (of money).

Meaning

English

  1. to come in (of money)
  2. to die (of an animal)
  3. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
  4. to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
  5. to give in
  6. to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
  7. to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.)
  8. to arrive at (in the end)

Reading

Kana

おちる

Romaji

ochiru

Writing Variants

  • 墜ちる おちる ochiru
  • 落る おちる ochiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 受かる Rank 4450 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落ちぶれる

おちぶれる

to come down in the world

落語

らくご

rakugo

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)

Example Sentences

10

あきになるとはがおちる。

When autumn comes, the leaves fall.

ひがおちるときゅうにさむくなる。

When the sun goes down, it suddenly gets cold.

Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.

I'm afraid to fall.

Leaves fall in the autumn.

One day, I'll fall in love.

Work hard, or you will fail.

In autumn, leaves fall from trees.

I hope you fall in a ditch.

If you don't study, you will fail the exam.