墜つい落らく

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墜落する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily used for aircraft crashes; also used for falling from a great height. The noun form is common, and 墜落する is the intransitive verb.

〈物もの〉が墜つい落らくするfor something (a plane, helicopter, etc.) to crash
小こ型がた飛ひ行こう機きが山さん中ちゅうに墜つい落らくした。
A small plane crashed in the mountains.
〈場ば所しょ〉に墜つい落らくするto crash into a place
ヘリコプターが海うみに墜つい落らくした。
The helicopter crashed into the sea.
墜つい落らくの危き険けんがあるthere is a risk of crashing
強きょう風ふうの中なかでは墜つい落らくの危き険けんがある。
There is a risk of crashing in strong winds.

落らっ下かN1
落下 is a general term for falling or dropping, while 墜落 specifically implies a violent crash, often of an aircraft, from a great height.
転てん落らくN1
転落 describes tumbling or falling down (e.g. from a cliff or stairs), whereas 墜落 is used specifically for crashes like a plane going down.

失しっ墜つい
失墜 shares the kanji 墜 with 墜落 but means a metaphorical fall from grace or loss of reputation, not a physical crash.
不ふ時じ着ちゃくN1
不時着 means an unscheduled but controlled landing, while 墜落 means an uncontrolled crash or fall, often fatal.

Compound of 墜 (fall, drop) and 落 (fall, drop). The kanji 墜 specifically implies falling from a height or crashing down.