“Falling” in Japanese
Short answer
Falling in Japanese is “転び” (korobi). Full meaning: falling (down), tumbling (down), falling to the ground; failure, failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period), apostasy.
Other ways to say “Falling” in Japanese
立ち下がり
tachisagari decay (e.g. charge, signal), trailing (e.g. edge), falling
散り
chiri displacement between two surfaces; squares (projection of the boards beyond the edges of the book block); scattering, dispersal, falling (of blossoms, leaves, etc.)
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