# 落 — fall; drop

落 means “fall; drop”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ラク (raku). Kun'yomi: お(ちる) (ochiru). You'll see it in words such as 落ちる (ochiru, “to fall; to drop”).

- Meaning: fall; drop
- On'yomi: ラク (raku)
- Kun'yomi: お(ちる) (ochiru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 落

Grass (艹) and water (氵), each (各) in turn: leaves fall.

Parts: 艹 grass · 氵 water · 各 each

## Words with 落

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 落ちる | おちる (ochiru) | to fall; to drop |
| 落とす | おとす (otosu) | to drop; to lose |
| 落ち | おち (ochi) | slip; omission |

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[経](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/go-through/) · [参](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [訪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/visit/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [落](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fall/)

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