VocabJLPT N2
fall
NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. fall
  2. 2. decrease
  3. 3. knocking down
  4. 4. being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.)
This katakana word is borrowed from English "down" and is used in several ways, such as referring to a decrease in something, a knockdown in boxing, or a system or service going offline. Context determines which meaning applies.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you rush like that, your judgment is going to go right out the window!

Sentence 2

I stepped on the scale this morning and was surprised to see the number had dropped again!

Sentence 3

Isn't there a risk that trust will drop with that decision?

Sentence 4

Did that medicine really bring your fever down?

Sentence 5

Hey, have you been feeling kind of unmotivated lately?