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Kanji: 落

KANJI
落
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
おちる
おち
おとす
 ON 音 
ラク
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
艸 (艹)
Radical name:
くさ(くさがしら)
Meaning:
Fall, drop, come down
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
落(おち)る
to fall or drop
N4
落(おと)す
to drop
N2
落着(おちつ)く
to calm down, to settle down
N2
落(おと)し物(もの)
lost property
N2
洒落(しゃれ)
joke, pun, witticism
N2
落第(らくだい)
failure, dropping out of a class
N1
お洒落(しゃれ)
smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious
N1
落(お)ち込(こ)む
to fall into, to feel down (sad)
N1
落(お)ち着(つ)き
calm, composure
N1
落(お)ち葉(ば)
fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves
N1
落(お)ちる
to fail (e.g. exam), to fall down, to drop
N1
落(お)とす
to drop, to lose, to let fall
N1
洒落(しゃらく)
frank, open-hearted
N1
洒落(しゃれ)る
to joke, to play on words, to dress stylishly
N1
墜落(ついらく)
falling, crashing
N1
転落(てんらく)
fall, degradation, slump
N1
没落(ぼつらく)
ruin, fall, collapse
N1
見落(みお)とす
to overlook, to fail to notice
N1
落下(らっか)
fall, drop, come down
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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