Synonym Boundary: "降る", "抜ける", "病む", "転落", "陥落"

When expressing "fall" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "降る", "抜ける", "病む", "転落", "陥落" based on context.

• 降る (ふる (furu) - Level: N5): Maps to "to fall (rain, snow)" and is used when Intransitive verb. Specifically used for precipitation like rain.
• 抜ける (ぬける (nukeru) - Level: N3): Maps to "to fall out, to come out, to escape, to be omitted" and is used when Intransitive verb. Describes something coming out or being omitted by itself, or someone escaping. This is the intransitive counterpart to 抜く.
• 病む (やむ (yamu) - Level: N2): Maps to "to fall ill, to suffer from (a disease, a mental state)" and is used when A more formal or literary term for falling ill than '病気になる'. Often implies a more prolonged or serious illness, or mental suffering. Can also mean to worry or be troubled by something..
• 転落 (てんらく (tenraku) - Level: N2): Maps to "fall, degradation, downfall, plunge" and is used when Implies a fall from a height or a higher position, often with negative connotations.
• 陥落 (かんらく (kanraku) - Level: N1): Maps to "fall, surrender, capture (of a fortress, city); downfall, collapse" and is used when Refers to the fall or capture of a stronghold, city, or position, often under attack. Can also refer metaphorically to the downfall of a person or system. 城や都市などが敵の攻撃を受けて落ちること。また、地位や権威が失墜することも指します。.

Mixing these up can easily lead to unnatural translations. Refer to the bilingual context cards below to master the boundaries!