墜: the kanji for fall; crash

墜 is a JLPT N1 kanji that means fall; crash. Below are its readings, 3 common words and example sentences, all with audio.

fall; crashMeaning

ツイOn reading

—Kun reading

15Strokes

Stroke order

墜 is written in 15 strokes. The red stroke is the one to write next, and the dot shows where it starts.

Words by reading

墜 has 1 reading in the official Jōyō Kanji Table. Below are 3 common words grouped by reading. Tap ▶ to hear each word (audio plays with a free account).

ツイ (tsui)

On reading.

Word	Meaning
墜落ついらく · tsuiraku	crash; fall
撃墜げきつい · gekitsui	shooting down
失墜しっつい · shittsui	loss (of authority, etc.)

Example sentences for work and daily life

山に小型機が墜落した。Yama ni kogataki ga tsuiraku shita.A small plane crashed into the mountain.
不祥事で会社の信用が失墜した。Fushōji de kaisha no shin'yō ga shittsui shita.The scandal destroyed the company's credibility.
戦争中に多くの飛行機が撃墜された。Sensōchū ni ōku no hikōki ga gekitsui sareta.Many planes were shot down during the war.
墜落の原因を調べている。Tsuiraku no gen'in o shirabete iru.They are investigating the cause of the crash.
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権威の失墜を恐れている。Ken'i no shittsui o osorete iru.They fear a loss of authority.

Questions about 墜

How many strokes does 墜 have?

墜 is written in 15 strokes. The stroke order is shown at the top of this page.

What are the readings of 墜?

The on readings are tsui (ツイ). 墜 has no kun reading in the Jōyō Kanji Table.

What JLPT level is 墜?

N1. The JLPT does not publish official kanji lists, so this level is a guide based on the official Test Content Specifications used through 2009.

About the JLPT level

The JLPT does not publish official lists of kanji for each level. The level on this page is a guide based on the official Test Content Specifications used for the test through 2009. The JLPT states that the current N1 is designed to match the former Level 1.