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落

Kanji 落: meaning "fall, drop", readings, stroke order

The kanji 落 means "fall, drop". On'yomi: ラク; kun'yomi: おちる、おとす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
fall, drop
On'yomi
ラク
Kun'yomi
おちるおとす
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 落

  • 落とす おとす — To drop / lose
  • 落る おちる — to fall, to drop
  • 落ち込む おちこむ — To be depressed
  • お洒落 おしゃれ — smartly dressed, fashion-conscious
  • 落着く おちつく — to calm down, to settle down
  • 落し物 おとしもの — lost property
  • 洒落 しゃれ — joke, pun, witticism
  • 落第 らくだい — failure, dropping out of a class
  • 落ち着き おちつき — calm, composure
  • 落葉 おちば — fallen leaves
  • 転落 てんらく — fall, degradation
  • 墜落 ついらく — falling, crashing

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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