Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 落

落

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Meaning

 fall, drop, fail, decline

Pronunciation

 RAKU
ochiru

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: water 氵, and each, all 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)

Mnemonic

Plants (their leaves) and water(drops) all fall down.

Radicals

艹 plant, grass(Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.)
氵 water(The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水)
各 every, everybody
夂 crossed legs(This radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.)
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Vocabulary

落第 らくだい fail a test or exam, dropping out of a class
落款 らっかん sign and seal, signature
陥落 かんらく fall, sinking, surrender, capitulation
落着く おちつく to calm down, to settle down, to be steady
お洒落 おしゃれ smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed
落す おとす (v5s) to drop/to lose/to let fall
落ち着き おちつき calm/composure
落ち込む おちこむ to fall into/to feel down (sad)
落下 らっか fall/drop/come down

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