nidan verb (upper class) with 'tsu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
Archaic intransitive verb, equivalent to modern 落ちる. Used in classical Japanese texts. The kanji 落つ is the most general; 墜つ suggests falling from a height or crashing; 堕つ implies a moral or spiritual fall.
See also: 落ちる
花びらが地に落つ。
The petals fall to the ground.
古語では「落つ」は「おつ」と読まれ
In classical Japanese, 落つ is read as おつ and corresponds to modern 落ちる.
Archaic kanji spelling for the classical verb おつ. The modern equivalent is 落ちる.
Archaic variant kanji, used in contexts of falling from a height or crashing.
Archaic variant kanji, used in contexts of moral or spiritual decline.
Classical Japanese verb; the modern form 落ちる developed from the 連体形 (attributive form) of 落つ. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the root is shared with other falling-related words.