落下(らっか)

らっか
noun, verb-suru
fall, descent, drop
1. fall, descent, drop, falling
The act of falling or dropping down due to gravity. Used for physical objects falling from a height, and in scientific contexts for free fall and gravitational phenomena.
屋根(やね)から雪(ゆき)が落下(らっか)した。
Snow fell from the roof.
工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)では落下物(らっかぶつ)に注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please watch out for falling objects at the construction site.
自由(じゆう)落下(らっか)の実験(じっけん)では、空気(くうき)抵抗(ていこう)がなければ全(すべ)ての物体(ぶったい)が同(おな)じ速(はや)さで落(お)ちる。
In a free-fall experiment, if there is no air resistance, all objects fall at the same speed.

USAGE:
A formal word for falling, used more in written language, news, and technical contexts than in daily conversation (where 落(お)ちる is more natural).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 自由(じゆう)落下(らっか): free fall
  • 落下物(らっかぶつ): falling object
  • 落下(らっか)傘(さん): parachute
  • 落下(らっか)地点(ちてん): point of impact

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 落下(らっか)する: to fall, to drop
  • 落下(らっか)を防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent falling
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