落 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (自動詞)おちる。
  2. (他動詞)おとす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「洛」。「おちる」「おとす」を意味する漢語{落}を表す字。「艸」は草木の葉が落ちることの連想から。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ラクElem.
Kun (native)
  • お(ちる)Elem.
  • お(ち)
  • お(とす)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • おち
Other languages
  • 拼音luo4
  • 拼音la4
  • 拼音lao4
  • 한글rag
  • Hán-ViệtLạc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+843D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹洛

Words using this kanji

  • 落ち着いたおちついたcalm, composed, cool, settled
  • 落ちるおちるおちる 参照to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash
  • 落語らくご日本の伝統芸能の一つで語りの他、身振り手振りで話を進め、最後に落ちをつけて終わる話芸。rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
  • 落ちおち「おち」の漢字表記。slip, omission, upshot, denouement
  • 落差らくさ水流や物体が落下する際の高低の差。 二つの物事を比較した際の水準などの高低の差。difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water), head, drop (e.g. of a waterfall), fall distance
  • 落札らくさつ入札の結果、目的とするものを自分のものとする権利を取得すること。successful bid, winning a tender
  • 落ち込むおちこむ「おちこむ」の漢字表記。to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits
  • 落選らくせん投票の結果、選ばれないこと。特に、その選挙まで議員や首長であった者が選ばれないこと。 応募した作品が審査で選ばれないこと。failing to be elected, election defeat, losing an election, not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.)
  • 落ち着きおちつき「おちつき」の漢字表記。calmness, composure, presence of mind, stability
  • 落下らっか低い所へ落ちること。fall, drop, descent, coming down
  • 落語家らくごか落語を話すことを本職とする芸人。rakugo story teller, comic story teller
  • 落とすおとすおとす 参照to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light)
  • 落とし穴おとしあなpitfall, trap, pit
  • 落ち度おちど非難されるようなしくじり。mistake, error, fault, slip
  • 落胆らくたんがっかりすること。力を落とすこと。discouragement, despondency, dejection, disappointment
  • 落書きらくがき本来描いてはならない場所にや文字を描くこと。 本来描いてはならない場所に絵を描く。scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle
  • 落ち葉おちば「おちば」の漢字表記。fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves, leaf fall
  • 落雷らくらい雷が落ちること。夏の季語。 雷が落ちる。lightning strike, lightning bolt
  • 落ちこぼれおちこぼれfallen scraps, scatterings, leftovers, remainder
  • 落ち着くおちつくおちつくの漢字表記。to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind, to relax

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-9
Four Corner
4416.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k9.13
Heisig
320
Nelson
4003