墜

crash, fall

JLPT N1 15 strokes

Kun'yomi: お.ちる・お.つ
On'yomi: ツイ
Radical: 土 · earth (earth, soil, ground)

墜 means "crash, fall". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 15 strokes. It is read お.ちる・お.つ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ツイ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

墜 in example sentences

飛行機ひこうきが山やまに墜落ついらくした。

Hikouki ga yama ni tsuiraku shita.

A plane crashed into a mountain.
飛行機ひこうきは墜落ついらく寸前すんぜんに右みぎに旋回せんかいした。

Hikouki wa tsuiraku sunzen ni migi ni senkai shita.

The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.
トムの飛行機ひこうきが墜落ついらくした場所ばしょを見みつけた。

Tomu no hikouki ga tsuiraku shita basho o mitsuketa.

I found out where Tom's airplane crashed.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 墜 mean?: 墜 means "crash, fall". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 墜 have?: 墜 is written in 15 strokes.
How is 墜 read?: It is read お.ちる・お.つ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ツイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 墜?: 墜 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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