Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money). Occ. 堕ちる for depravity and 墜ちる for a crash.
  2. to be omitted, to be missing.
  3. to decrease, to sink.
  4. to fail (e.g. exam or class), to lose (contest, election, etc.).
  5. to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind.
  6. to become indecent (of a conversation).
  7. to be ruined, to go under.
  8. to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain), to come off (e.g. makeup), to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list).
  9. to fall (into someone's hands), to become someone's possession.
  10. to fall (into a trap), to fall (for a trick).
  11. to give in, to give up, to confess, to flee.
  12. to fall, to be defeated, to surrender.
  13. to come to (in the end), to end in.
  14. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.).
  15. to swoon (judo).
  16. to consent, to understand.
  17. Computer terminology.to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash.
  18. to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline. Slang.
  19. to die. Of animals.
  20. to move to the depths. Of fish when it gets cold.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
落ちる おちる
 
 
堕ちる おちる
 
 
墜ちる おちる
 
落る おちる

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)