Tenraku

JLPT N1

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転落 (Tenraku) is a Japanese noun meaning “fall, tumble, spill, plunge”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent; degradation; comedown; demotion

Examples

  • He fell overboard and drowned.

  • The descent to hell is easy.

  • He ran the train over a cliff.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 転落

revolvefall

Related words

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