Memory phrase for the Kanji: 落

落

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Meaning

fall, drop, fail, decline

Pronunciation

 RAKU
ochiru

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: water 氵, and each, all 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)

Mnemonic
Plants (their leaves) and water(drops) all fall down.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
各 every, everybody
夂 crossed legsThis radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.
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Vocabulary

 落第  らくだい  fail a test or exam, dropping out of a class
 落款  らっかん  sign and seal, signature
 陥落  かんらく  fall, sinking, surrender, capitulation
 落着く  おちつく  to calm down, to settle down, to be steady
 お洒落  おしゃれ  smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed
 落す  おとす  (v5s) to drop, to lose, to let fall
 落ち着き  おちつき  calm, composure
 落ち込む  おちこむ  to fall into, to feel down (sad)
 落下  らっか  fall, drop, come down

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