This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

落つ

墜つ、 堕つ

Reading

Kana: おつ
Romaji: otsu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vi
1

to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze)

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる
2

to be omitted; to be missing

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる
3

to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる
4

to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる
5

to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる
6

to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

Note: archaism
See also: 落ちる

Kanji

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Readings: ツイ、 お.ちる、 お.つ
Meanings: crash, fall (down)
Readings: ダ、 お.ちる、 くず.す、 くず.れる
Meanings: degenerate, descend to, lapse into