落る

おちる

To fall, to drop, to come off

N4verb·ochiru

How to remember it

Flowers fall from the 艹 grass radical atop 落, dropping softly to earth.

Example sentences

  • 葉が地面に落ちた。

    はがじめんにおちた。

    A leaf fell to the ground.

  • 彼は試験に落ちてしまった。

    かれはしけんにおちてしまった。

    He ended up failing the exam.

Usage

Intransitive; the transitive partner 落とす means to drop something.

Related words

落とす落下落ち葉

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