“Fall” or “Drop” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “落”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “落” means “The end of a story”, “Settle down” or “Be reduced to poverty” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “落”
Jouyou Kanji “落” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | らく(raku) |
| Kun-Yomi | お(ちる)(o(chiru)) |
| お(とす)(o(tosu)) | |
| さと(sato) | |
| Meanings | Fall, Drop |
| Collapse, Take (a fort) by storm | |
| Be completed | |
| Set, Sink | |
| Fall low, Be reduced to poverty | |
| Settle down, Become calm | |
| Village | |
| Omission, Oversight | |
| The point of a story, The end of a story |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “落”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 落ち合う(おちあう-o chi a u) | Meet, Come together, Rendezvous, Flow together, Gather, Join |
| 落ち足(おちあし-o chi a shi) | Abscond (after battle, war etc), |
| 落ち鮎(おちあゆ-o chi a yu) | Sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn) |
| 落ち魚(おちうお-o chi u o) | ① Fish going downstream (to spawn), ② Dead fish, ③ Fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold) |
| 落ち落ち(おちおち-o chi o chi) | Quietly, Calmly, Comfortably, Peacefully |
| 落ち着き(おちつき-o chi tsu ki) | ① Calmness, Composure, Presence of mind, ② Stability, Steadiness |
| 落ち度(おちど-o chi do) | Mistake, Error, Fault, Slip, Blunder, Omission, Oversight, Lapse |
| 落ち葉(おちば-o chi ba) | Fallen leaves, Dropping leaves, Defoliation |
| 落ち穂(おちぼ-o chi bo) | Fallen ears (of barley, rice etc), Gleanings |
| 落ち武者(おちむしゃ-o chi mu sha) | Surviving soldier (or warrior) of a defeated army, Fleeing soldier, Warrior fleeing the battlefield |
| 落ち目(おちめ-o chi me) | On the wane (e.g. popularity of something), Decline of one’s fortunes |
| 落人(おちゅうど or おちうど or おちびと-o chu u do (or) o chi u do (or) o chi bi to) | Defeated soldier fleeing the enemy, Refugee |
| 落とし穴(おとしあな-o to shi a na) | Pitfall, Trap, Pit |
| 落とし差し(おとしざし-o to shi za shi) | To hold a sword with the scabbard pointing downwards |
| 落とし胤(おとしだね-o to shi da ne) | Illegitimate child (of a nobleman) |
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