墜落

• 読み: ついらく
• ローマ字: tsuiraku
• 漢字の分解: 墜 (tsui) — fall, drop, crash; 落 (raku) — fall, drop
• 発音: /tsɯi.ɾa.kɯ/

意味

A fall; a crash. Especially the crashing of an aircraft from the sky.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (墜落する). Primarily used for aircraft crashes and falls from significant height. More dramatic and catastrophic than 落ちる (to fall). Can also be used figuratively for a dramatic decline or downfall, though the literal usage is far more common. Frequently seen in news headlines about aviation disasters.

例文

1. 小型飛行機が山中に墜落した。
2. 墜落事故の原因を調査している。
3. ヘリコプターが海上に墜落し、乗員が救助された。

使い方ガイド

場面: aviation, news, accidents, disasters

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 墜 (tsui, to fall/drop) + 落 (raku, to fall/drop). Both characters mean 'to fall,' creating an emphatic compound that conveys a dramatic, uncontrolled descent — particularly from a great height.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal