ちる
ochiru

Ichidan Verb

1. to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way

Intransitive
おじいちゃんが階段 かいだんから ちて だい怪我 けがをしたんだ。
ojiichanga kaidankara ochite ōkegao shita nda.
Grandpa fell down the stairs and got a serious injury.
Ichidan Verb

2. to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down

Intransitive
やま こうに ちた。
yamano mukōni higa ochita.
The sun descended behind the mountains.
Ichidan Verb

3. to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

Intransitive
今月 こんげつ売上 うりあげ ちた。
kongetsuwa uriagega ochita.
Sales are down this month.
Ichidan Verb

4. to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

5. to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)

Intransitive
このインキの みは あらっても ちない。
kono inkino shimiwa arattemo ochinai.
This ink stain will not wash out.
Ichidan Verb

6. to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

7. to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing

Intransitive
わたくし名前 なまえ名簿 めいぼから ちています。
watashino namaega mēbokara ochite imasu
My name is omitted from the list.
Ichidan Verb

8. to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

Intransitive
勉強 べんきょうしないと試験 しけん ちるよ。
benkyō shinaito shikenni ochiruyo.
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
Ichidan Verb

9. to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

Intransitive
ぼく うそをつくとは かれ ちたもんだ。
bokuni usō tsukutowa karemo ochita monda.
He degraded himself by telling me lies.
Ichidan Verb

10. to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

Intransitive
まえ たましい地獄 じごく ちるのだ。
omaeno tamashiiwa jigokuni ochiru noda.
Your soul has been condemned to hell.
Ichidan Verb

11. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)

Intransitive
Related to 恋に落ちる眠りに落ちる
彼女 かのじょ かれ一目 いちもく こい ちた。
kanojowa kareo ichimoku mite koini ochita.
She fell in love with him at first sight.
Ichidan Verb

12. to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)

Intransitive
その都市 とし てき ちた。
sono toshiwa tekino teni ochita.
The city fell to the enemy.
Ichidan Verb

13. to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

14. to give in

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

15. to confess; to own up

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

16. to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

17. to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

18. to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)

Intransitive
Related to 腑に落ちない胸に落ちる
Ichidan Verb

19. to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

20. to come in (of money)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

21. to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

22. to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

23. to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash

Intransitive
Computing
サーバーが ちていた。
sābāga ochite ita.
The server was down.
Ichidan Verb

24. to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline

Intransitive
Slang
Ichidan Verb

25. to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

26. to die (of an animal)

Intransitive
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