Nidan verb (upper class) (archaic), intransitive verb

Archaism.
  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).
  2. to be omitted, to be missing.
  3. to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind.
  4. to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list).
  5. to fall (into someone's hands), to become someone's possession.
  6. to fall, to be defeated, to surrender.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
落つ おつ
 
墜つ おつ
 
堕つ おつ

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)