English–Japanese

“crash” in Japanese

Japanese

Also暴落 (bōraku)

Romajitsuiraku

ヘリコプターが山に墜落しました。he ri ko pu tā ga yama ni tsui raku shi ma shi ta

The helicopter crashed into a mountain.

“Crash” in Japanese is 墜落 (tsuiraku).

Refers to an uncontrolled fall from the air or a high place, typically resulting in a serious accident.

ニュースで旅客機の墜落を知りました。nyū su de ryo kaku ki no tsui raku o shi ri ma shi ta

I learned about the passenger plane crash from the news.

The word appears often in formal reports about aircraft, whereas a person falling down is generally described with a different Japanese expression.

bōraku

nouncrash

株価が暴落しました。kabu ka ga bō raku shi ma shi ta

The stock price crashed.