“To fall” in Japanese
Short answer
To fall in Japanese is “降る” (furu). Full meaning: to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in.
Other ways to say “To fall” in Japanese
散る
chiru to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter, to be dispersed; to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
倒れる
taoreru to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple; to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away; to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
落ちる
ochiru to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriora
落っこちる
okkochiru to fall, to drop; to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful
降りかかる
furikakaru to fall (on), to rain down, to shower down; to befall, to happen (to)
滅びる
horobiru to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
下がる
sagaru to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower; to hang, to dangle; to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire
オツ
otsu to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriora
ちッ
chi to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter, to be dispersed; to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
ちる
chiru to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter, to be dispersed; to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
オつ
otsu to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way; to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriora
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