Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be ruined (reduced to poverty), to fall low, to go under, to come to ruin.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
落ちぶれる おちぶれる
零落
 
 
零落れる おちぶれる
 
 
落魄れる おちぶれる

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)