# 落 fall,drop

(flowertop) + (waterleft) + 各 (each) Same-ON
★★★★★
12 strokes
DUPE PN
Christ! Two out of three radicals are mutants. The mutant invasion has begun!!!

## Onyomi

RAKU | The ROCK and roller was so wasted he fell down three times. On the way to the stage .

## Mnemonic

| Each flower petal falls onto the water.

## Kunyomi

( を ) お＊とす | I drop something. ★★★★☆
( が ) お＊ちる | something falls (fall off your chair, a plate falls and breaks) ★★★★★

## Jukugo

落ち着く(おちつく) | keep your cool. ★★★☆☆ 落 (fall,drop) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 落ち着く (keep your cool.) to keep your cool. Often said as a command： おちつけ!!
堕落(だらく) してる | corrupt ★★★☆☆ 堕 (corrupt) + 落 (fall,drop) = 堕落 (corrupt) corrupt in one's personal life - not usually political corruption. Drugs, lies, trife behavior.
部落民(ぶらくみん) | burakumin ★★☆☆☆ ABU CCW FR 部 (section) + 落 (fall,drop) + 民 (folk) = 部落民 (burakumin) (literally,'the fallen group.') this is - along with Ainu, Korean ex-slaves, the Eta-hin,and the handicapped, one of the main groups discriminated against in Japan. I won't go into the whole story here, but most Japanese will say, 'Don't say 部落民, it's 差別 (さべつ＝ discriminatory)' What they neglect to tell you is, there is no polite word! Effectively denying someone a voice in the guise of being polite to them is a very. Very. VERY Japanese way of fucking with people. However, you can say 同和 (どうわ = social integration) instead: speaking of the phenomenon instead of the individuals. For instance, discrimination against people is 同和の問題 ('the social integration problem'). A nice article explaining the importance of using the right language is here and a more general overview of discrimination is here.
落第(らくだい) する | fail a test ★★☆☆☆ 落 (fall,drop) + 第 (rank or number in series) = 落第 (fail a test) fail an exam,or get held back a grade.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
落 | fall,drop | FLOWERS | 花
夜 | late night | BERET |

FLOWERS fall on me when I wear my BERET at night .

## Synonyms

corruption, bribery 堕落 汚職 賄賂 横領 使い込む
depression 憂鬱 落ち込む 気分がしずむ きが滅入る 陰気 ふてくされる うかない
downfall 没落 滅亡 崩壊 破壊 絶滅
fall 落ちる 墜ちる
lose 負ける 参った 敗北 失敗 失う 不合格 落第