Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 落下する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 落らっ 下か する 落らっ 下か しない Polite 落らっ 下か します 落らっ 下か しません Past polite 落らっ 下か しました 落らっ 下か しませんでした Past 落らっ 下か した 落らっ 下か しなかった Te-form 落らっ 下か して 落らっ 下か しないで Desire 落らっ 下か したい 落らっ 下か したくない Potential 落らっ 下か できる 落らっ 下か できない Passive 落らっ 下か される 落らっ 下か されない Causative 落らっ 下か させる 落らっ 下か させない Causative passive 落らっ 下か させられる 落らっ 下か させられない Volitional 落らっ 下か しよう Polite volitional 落らっ 下か しましょう Imperative 落らっ 下か しろ 落らっ 下か するな Conditional 落らっ 下か すれば 落らっ 下か しなければ Tara conditional 落らっ 下か したら 落らっ 下か しなかったら
Related words· 6 落ちる is the common, everyday verb for falling (and can also mean to fail an exam), while 落下 is a more formal, noun-based term for something dropping from a height.
降下 describes a controlled or intentional descent, such as an aircraft descending, whereas 落下 implies falling due to gravity, often uncontrolled.
墜落 refers to a serious crash or plunge, especially of aircraft or people, while 落下 is the more general term for ordinary falling objects.
落下 is the standard, neutral word for falling or a drop, while ドロップ sounds more casual and loanword-like, often used for sports or technical contexts.
Show 2 more Show fewer 落下 is a neutral word for something dropping or falling, often used for objects, while 転落 implies a tumbling fall from a height and is more often used for people.
飛び降り refers to an intentional jump down from a height, while 落下 is the more neutral, often unintentional, act of falling.
Don't confuse with 下落 means a decline, especially in prices or values, and is easily confused with 落下 because it uses the same two kanji reversed; 落下 refers to the physical falling of an object.
落下 describes something falling on its own (intransitive), whereas 投下 is the transitive act of dropping something deliberately.
Word family parachute
point of fall; landing point
falling object; fallen object
sound of something falling
air pluviation; pluviate
free fall
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%
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.'
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