14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

crash, fall (down)

Kun'yomi
  • to fall down ②to be omitted ③to decrease ④to fail (e.g. exam or class)
  • to fall down ②to be omitted ③to crash ④to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)
On'yomi
  • ツイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ツイ 80.1%
ちる 19.9%

Character Breakdown

crash, fall (down)
ツイ お.ちる (8th, N1)
regiment, party, company
タイ (4th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
consummate(遂) variant
to divide
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

shooting down (aircraft)
plane crash ②fall (accident)
falling to one's death
decline in public favor
crash site (esp. aircraft)
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References

Unicode hex code 589C
JIS X 0208 1-36-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1132
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1082
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2881
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3578
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1842
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2506
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1307
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1404
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1316
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1240
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5451X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1606
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1132
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1184
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1166
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1751
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1218
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 364
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1316
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b11.7
Four corner code 7810.4
De Roo Code 3672