落
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Readings
On'yomi
- ラク
Kun'yomi
- お.ちる
- お.ち
- お.とす
Nanori
- おち
Meaning
落 centers on downward motion or settling: falling, dropping, or coming down. The village/hamlet sense is a distinct application, referring to a settled place where people have come to rest.
Most common words using 落
24 of 497- 落ちおち
slip; omission
- 落ちるおちるN4
to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
- 落とすおとすN4
to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
- お洒落おしゃれN3
stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance
- 墜落ついらくN1
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
- 落ち着くおちつくN3
to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax
- 落下らっかN1
fall; drop; descent; coming down
- 落書きらくがきN2
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
- 落選らくせん
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election
- 落ち着きおちつきN1
calmness; composure; presence of mind
- 落語らくごN1
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
- 集落しゅうらくN1
settlement; village; community; town
- 転落てんらくN1
fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
- 下落げらく
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
- 落札らくさつN1
successful bid; winning a tender
- 洒落しゃれN2
joke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay
- 脱落だつらくN1
dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion
- 落ち込むおちこむN2
to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits
- 堕落だらくN1
depravity; corruption; degradation
- 陥落かんらく
subsidence; sinking; cave-in; collapse; falling in
- 部落ぶらく
hamlet; subunit of village
- 暴落ぼうらくN1
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
- 落胆らくたんN1
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
- 没落ぼつらくN1
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
Study
Etymology
落 combines 艹 (grass) with 洛, which likely contributes the sound. The original idea may relate to leaves or things falling from plants, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Grass 艹 on top of 洛: picture leaves falling from a plant into water below, settling down.
Reading mnemonic
For ラク, imagine a rock falling and landing with a thud: rock -> ラク, and the rock drops down.