お
落
　
ち
　
こ
　
ぼ
　
れ

noun

  1. fallen scraps, scatterings.
  2. leftovers, remainder, pickings, odds and ends.

noun, takes genitive case の

Colloquialism, sensitive.
  1. student who cannot keep up in school, dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
落
　
ち
　
こ
　
ぼ
　
れ
 落ちこぼれ おちこぼれ ✔
お
落
　
ち
こぼ
零
　
れ
 落ち零れ おちこぼれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)