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墜落
tsuiraku
Description
「墜落」は、飛行機やヘリコプターなどが空から落ちることです。
"墜落" means an airplane or helicopter falling from the sky.
高い所から人や物が落ちるときにも使い、ニュースでよく聞く言葉です。
It is also used when people or objects fall from a high place and is a word often heard in the news.
Meanings
墜落tsuiraku
a fall or crash from a high place
飛行機が山に墜落した。
The airplane crashed into the mountain.
墜落するtsuiraku suru
to fall or crash from the sky
ヘリコプターが海に墜落する事故があった。
There was an accident where a helicopter crashed into the sea.
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Notes
- Etymology
墜 (fall down) + 落 (drop), both meaning falling; stresses a fall from great height.
- Nuance
墜落 is used for aircraft/high falls; 転落 for falling down stairs or slopes.
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