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落下 (らっか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
fall ; drop ; descent
Refers to something physically falling or coming down, often from a height. As 落下する it is an intransitive verb; the falling thing is normally marked with が. More formal or technical-sounding than the everyday verb 落ちる.
工こう 事じ 現げん 場ば で は 落らっ 下か 物ぶつ に 注ちゅう 意い し て ください 。
Please watch out for falling objects at the construction site.
Written forms 落らっ 下か Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun and する-verb meaning a fall or drop.
らっか Usage 1%
Similar words 落お ちる A much broader everyday verb meaning to fall, drop, fail, or come off; 落下 is more noun-like and often used for physical falling from a height.
降こう 下か Means descent or going down, often controlled or intentional, such as an aircraft descending; 落下 suggests falling or dropping due to gravity.
墜つい 落らく Used for a serious crash or plunge, especially of aircraft or people; 落下 is more general and can refer to ordinary falling objects.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 落, associated with falling, and 下, associated with downward direction. The spelling transparently matches the meaning 'falling down' or 'dropping.'
