I Love Kanji落ち込む (ochikomu)
落ち込む (おちこむ, ochikomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to feel down; to feel sad”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おちこむ
- Romaji
- ochikomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits · godan verb, intransitive
- to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition · godan verb, intransitive
- to fall into (e.g. a hole) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
１年前に比べれば価格は大きく落ち込んでいる。
Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 落ち込む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 落ち込む | おちこむ ochikomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 落ち込みます | おちこみます ochikomimasu |
| Negative | 落ち込まない | おちこまない ochikomanai |
| Polite negative | 落ち込みません | おちこみません ochikomimasen |
| Past | 落ち込んだ | おちこんだ ochikonda |
| Polite past | 落ち込みました | おちこみました ochikomimashita |
| Negative past | 落ち込まなかった | おちこまなかった ochikomanakatta |
| Te-form | 落ち込んで | おちこんで ochikonde |
| Potential | 落ち込める | おちこめる ochikomeru |
| Passive | 落ち込まれる | おちこまれる ochikomareru |
| Causative | 落ち込ませる | おちこませる ochikomaseru |
| Volitional | 落ち込もう | おちこもう ochikomou |
| Imperative | 落ち込め | おちこめ ochikome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 落ち込めば | おちこめば ochikomeba |
Kanji in 落ち込む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 落ち込む.
落るおちるto fall落すおとすto dropお洒落おしゃれstylish洒落しゃれjoke落第らくだいfailure (in an examination)落着くおちつくto calm down落し物おとしものlost property落葉おちばfallen leaves転落てんらくfall墜落ついらくfall没落ぼつらくruin落下らっかfall洒落るしゃれるto dress stylishly落ち着きおちつきcalmness
Source: JMdict entry 1548570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.