1
to understand;to be convinced;to be satisfied
See also:
腑に落ちない (ふにおちない)
1
to fall;to drop;to come down;to crash;to collapse;to cave in;to give way
おじいちゃんが階段から落ちて大怪我をしたんだ。
Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
2
to set (of the sun or moon);to sink;to dip;to go down
山の向こうに日が落ちた。
The sun descended behind the mountains.
3
to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.);to fall;to drop;to go down;to decline;to deteriorate;to abate (of wind)
今月は売上が落ちた。
Sales are down this month.
4
to be inferior (to);to be not as good (as);to fall short (of)
5
to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.);to come out (of a stain);to fade (of colour);to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
このインキの染みは洗っても落ちない。
This ink stain will not wash out.
6
to disappear (of excess fat);to become thinner;to become leaner
7
to be left out;to be omitted;to be missing
私の名前が名簿から落ちています。
My name is omitted from the list.
8
to fail (an exam);to lose (a contest, election, etc.);to be unsuccessful
勉強しないと試験に落ちるよ。
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
9
to decline (of morals, character, etc.);to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation);to stoop (to);to sink (so low)
also written as 堕ちる
僕に嘘をつくとは彼も落ちたもんだ。
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
10
to be ruined;to go under;to fall (into hell)
also written as 堕ちる
お前の魂は地獄に墜ちるのだ。
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
11
to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
彼女は彼を一目見て恋に落ちた。
She fell in love with him at first sight.
12
to fall (into someone's hands);to be accepted (of a bid);to be won (of a tender);to be honoured (of a bill)
その都市は敵の手に落ちた。
The city fell to the enemy.
13
to fall into (a trap);to fall for (a trick)
14
to give in
15
to confess;to own up
16
to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.);to arrive at (in the end)
17
to leave (a city, castle, etc.);to (be defeated and) flee
18
to sink in;to be accepted (in one's heart)
19
to fall (to the enemy);to be defeated
20
to come in (of money)
21
to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
22
to pass out (in judo);to fall unconscious
23
to go down (of a website, server, etc.);to crash
サーバーが落ちていた。
The server was down.
24
to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.);to drop out;to leave;to go offline
25
to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
26
to die (of an animal)
Other forms
墜ちる 【おちる】 · 落る 【おちる】 (irregular okurigana usage)