JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 墜: "crash, fall (down)"
The kanji 墜 means "crash, fall (down)". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ツイ in on'yomi and お.ちる, お.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ツイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.ちるお.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | crash, fall (down) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1466 of 2,501 |
Common words with 墜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 墜落fall; crash (of an aircraft)
- 撃墜shooting down (an aircraft)
- 失墜abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
- 墜落死death by falling
- 墜落事故plane crash
- 墜死falling to one's death
- 墜落場所crash site (esp. aircraft)
- 巨星墜つa great man dies; a great star falls
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