Kanji N3

落: fall, drop, come down

落 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning fall, drop, come down, written with 12 strokes. It is read ラク (on) and おちる, おち, おとす (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 3. You will see it in 落る (おちる, to fall) and 落す (おとす, to drop).

落

Meanings

  • fall
  • drop
  • come down
  • village
  • hamlet
Strokes12
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 3
Frequency#420 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ラク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • おちる
  • おち
  • おとす

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 12. Start at the dot.

Common words with 落

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 落るおちる

    to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash

    JLPT N4
  • 落すおとす

    to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light)

    JLPT N4
  • 落ち込むおちこむ

    to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed

    JLPT N1
  • 転落てんらく

    fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive

    JLPT N1
  • 落ち着きおちつき

    calmness; composure; presence of mind

    JLPT N1
  • 落下らっか

    fall; drop; descent; coming down

    JLPT N1
  • 墜落ついらく

    fall; crash (of an aircraft)

    JLPT N1
  • 落ち葉おちば

    fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves

    JLPT N1

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.