expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to be struck by lightning.
  2. to be yelled at (by someone of higher status), to be scolded harshly. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
雷が落ちる かみなりがおちる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thunder, lightning bolt
かみなり ライ いかずち (7th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
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)