Japanese word

転落

Pronunciation

Romajitenraku

Meaning

  • nounfall

Example

階段からの転落を防ぐため、手すりを使ってください。kai dan ka ra no ten raku o fuse gu ta me te su ri o tsuka tte ku da sa i

Please use the handrail to prevent a fall down the stairs.

Illustration for 転落 (fall)

More examples

彼は足を滑らせましたが、斜面からの転落を免れました。kare wa ashi o sube ra se ma shi ta ga sha men ka ra no ten raku o manuga re ma shi ta

Although he slipped, he avoided falling off the slope.

Core concept

Focuses on the sudden downward movement that takes a person or object from a higher place to a lower one.

Common phrases

  • 転落の原因ten raku no gen in

    cause of a fall

  • 転落防止策ten raku bō shi saku

    fall prevention measure

  • 転落を防止するten raku o bō shi su ru

    prevent a fall

Similar words

落下rakka: An object moves downward from a higher position without implying how or why.
墜落tsuiraku: A person or object falls from a high place to a lower one, often in an accident.
転倒tentō: A person or object loses balance and falls onto its side or upside down.

Definition in Japanese

高い位置から下方へ落ちること。taka i i chi ka ra ka hō e o chi ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 転落 (tenraku) combines 転 (ten, "turn or shift") with 落 (raku, "fall") to express a fall from a higher position.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese safety notices, 転落 (tenraku) usually signals a hazard involving a drop to a lower level, not merely a person losing balance on flat ground.

Other meanings

  • plungenoun
  • tumblenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 転落するtenrakusurufallverb
  • 転落者tenrakushaperson who fellnoun

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