- ochikomu to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Everyday spoken and written word for feeling emotionally down or for business slumps; softer and more casual than うつ病-related terms.
試験に失敗して落ち込んでいる。
Shiken ni shippai shite ochikonde iru.
I failed the exam and am feeling down.
景気が落ち込んで売り上げが減った。
Keiki ga ochikonde uriage ga hetta.
The economy slumped and sales dropped.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 落ちる, which means physically falling or failing an exam, not feeling down.
Press the microphone and say: 落ち込む
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💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.
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