Memory phrase for the character: 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, and is a simple variation of 艸.
氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
各 every, everybody
夂 crossed legsThis radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an 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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