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欠け落ち (かけおち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
self-exile ; going into hiding
Refers to voluntarily leaving one's home or society to hide, often to avoid trouble or punishment. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act.
末すえ
、
彼かれ
は
遠とお
い
町まち
で
静しず
か
に
暮く
らし
た
。
After his self-exile, he lived quietly in a distant town.
Similar words 失しっ 踪そう 失踪 is a more formal term for disappearance, often used in legal or news contexts, while 欠け落ち implies a voluntary act of hiding or self-exile.
逃とう 避ひ 逃避 means escape or evasion in a broader sense, not necessarily involving physical hiding; 欠け落ち specifically suggests leaving one's usual environment to hide.
Etymology Compound of 欠け (kake, 'missing' or 'lacking') and 落ち (ochi, 'falling' or 'dropping'), suggesting the idea of 'falling away' from one's usual place or society. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
