JLPT N4 Elementary
落ちる
To fall, drop, fail, decline, or come off.
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Other forms
落ちます polite
落ちない negative
落ちた past
落ちて te-form
堕ちる used for moral decline
1 Intransitive Verb
To Fall / To Drop
Indicates physical movement from a higher position to a lower one due to gravity.
2 Intransitive Verb
To Fail
Describes an unsuccessful result in a selection process, such as an examination, interview, or election.
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3 Intransitive Verb
To Decline / To Go Down
Signifies a reduction or deterioration in degree, quantity, quality, or reputation.
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4 Intransitive Verb
To Come Off / To Fade
Refers to the removal of attached substances like dirt, stains, makeup, or oil from a surface.
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5 Intransitive Verb
To Fall Into a State
Used in idiomatic expressions to describe sliding involuntarily into a specific mental or physical state.
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