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墜

crash
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. crashRtK
    彼は飛行機墜落事故にあったが死ななかった。He survived the plane crash.tatoeba
    彼は飛行機の墜落では死を免れたが、結局砂漠で死んだ。He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.tatoeba
  2. fall (down)
  1. fall
  2. crash (of an aircraft)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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regiment · pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · animal horns · sow · pig · wart hog · regimental mascot · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1404

Compound words

撃墜げきつい
shooting down (an aircraft)
失墜しっつい
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
墜落ついらく
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
墜つおつ
to fall
墜子いわ
weight (of a fishing net)
墜死ついし
falling to one's death
墜ちるおちる
to fall
墜とすおとす
to drop
人気失墜にんきしっつい
decline in public favor
墜落事故ついらくじこ
plane crash

Additional Examples

彼の飛行機は山中で墜落した。
His airplane crashed in the mountains.tatoeba
爆発が起こった。あっと言う間に、その飛行機は燃え上がり、墜落した。
There was an explosion, and before anyone could say Jack Robinson, the airplane burst into flame and fell.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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